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SharePoint Agent Installation

The SharePoint Agent is capable of auditing permissions and content, or Access Auditing (SPAA) and Sensitive Data Discovery Auditing, on SharePoint servers.

This topic provides information on the installation and upgrade processes of the SharePoint Agent. It also provides information on the permissions needed by the service account used to run the Access Auditing (SPAA) and Sensitive Data Discovery Auditing scans against the targeted SharePoint environment.

For information on the required prerequisites and permissions, see the SharePoint Agent Permissions topic.

The version of the SharePoint Agent must also match the major version of Enterprise Auditor. See the What's New topic for additional information.

Supported Platforms​

The SharePoint Agent for the Enterprise Auditor SharePoint & SharePoint Online Solution can be installed on the following SharePoint versions as targeted environments:

  • SharePoint® 2019
  • SharePoint® 2016
  • SharePoint® 2013

Sensitive Data Discovery Auditing Consideration​

If utilizing the SharePoint Agent to scan for Sensitive Data, install the Sensitive Data Add-on – SPAA Agent (or x64) version of the Sensitive Data Discovery Add-On after the SharePoint Agent has been installed on the SharePoint server. This requirement is in addition to having the Sensitive Data Discovery Add-on installed on the Enterprise Auditor Console server. Sensitive Data Discovery Auditing scans also require .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later.

NOTE: If running Sensitive Data Discovery (SDD) scans, it will be necessary to increase the minimum amount of RAM. Each thread requires a minimum of 2 additional GB of RAM per host. For example, if the job is configured to scan 8 hosts at a time , then an extra 16 GB of RAM are required (8x2=16).

See the Sensitive Data Discovery Add-On Installation topic for additional information.