Preparing to Install the Policy Agent

Before you can install the Policy Agent on Linux or Windows, you must complete the following: 

1. Determine whether you want to use the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases or the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption.

2. In the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault Management webGUI select Create Vault and follow the steps in Creating a Vault.

   You must create either the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases or the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption.

3. Create a Cloud Admin Group. For more information, see Cloud Admin Groups.

4. Create a Cloud VM Set for your vault. For more information, see see Creating a Cloud VM Set for the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for Databases or Creating a Cloud VM Set for the Cryptographic Security Platform Vault for VM Encryption..