Install Netwrix Data Classification

1. Run Netwrix_Data_Classification.exe.

2. Review the minimum system requirements, then read the License Agreement. Click Next.

3. Follow the instructions of the setup wizard. When prompted, accept the license agreement.

4. On the Product Settings step, specify the folder to install Netwrix Data Classification to. For example, D:\Data\NDC\Index.

5. On the Configuration step, specify the directory in which the Index files will be stored. For example, C:\Program Files\NDC\Index.

6. On the SQL Database step, provide the SQL Server database connection details.

   Complete the following fields:

   Option	Description
   Server Name	Provide the name of the SQL Server instance that will host the NDC SQL database. For example, "WORKSTATIONSQL\SQLSERVER".
   Authentication Method	Select Windows or SQL Server authentication method.
   Username	Specify the account name.
   Password	Provide the account password.
   Database Name	Enter the name of the NDC database. Netwrix recommends using NDC as the database name.

   If the database doesn't yet exist, you will need to click Create to create the SQL Database before moving to the next step. This will automatically create the NDC database with the given name and default configuration.

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   The database is created automatically in basic configuration mode. For recommended configuration (required for crawling optimization in large and extra-large environments), refer to Configure NDC SQL database section.

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   When installing a secondary instance as part of a DQS environment, you may see an extra step here for synchronising the new instance with the primary instance. The instructions for adding instances to a DQS environment can be found in NDC Distributed Query Server.

7. On the Licensing step, add your license. You can add the license as follows:

   • Click the Import button and browse for your license file

     OR

   • Open your license file with any text editor, e.g. Notepad, and paste the license text into the License field.

8. On the Administration Web Application step, review the default IIS configuration. If you select to run the Administration Web Application as a local or domain user, you will need to input the credentials for that user.

9. On the Services step, configure Netwrix Data Classification services:

   • Select all services to be installed.

   • File System Path—Use the default path or provide a custom one to store Netwrix Data Classification's Services files. For example, C:\Program Files\NDC Services.

   • Provide credentials for the product services service account.

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     This account is granted the Logon as a service privilege automatically on the computer where Netwrix Data Classification is going to be installed.

   • Select additional service options, if necessary.

10. On the Pre-Installation Tasks and Checks step, review your configuration and select Install.

11. After the installation completes, open a web browser and navigate to the following URL: http://SITENAME/NDC where SITENAME is the name or IP address of the computer where Netwrix Data Classification is installed. For example, http://workstationndc/NDC.