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Install for SharePoint Core Service

This section contains instructions on how to install Netwrix Auditor for SharePoint Core Service.

During the Netwrix Auditor for SharePoint Core Service installation / uninstallation your SharePoint sites may be unavailable.

Prior to the Netwrix Auditor for SharePoint Core Service installation, review the following prerequisites and make sure that:

  • Netwrix Auditor for SharePoint Core Service is going to be installed on the computer that hosts SharePoint Central Administration in the audited SharePoint farm.
  • .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 is installed on the computer that hosts SharePoint Central Administration in the audited SharePoint farm.
  • The SharePoint Administration (SPAdminV4) service is started on the target computer. See SharePoint for more information.
  • The user that is going to run the Core Service installation:
    • Is a member of the local Administrators group on SharePoint server, where the Core Service will be deployed.
    • Is granted the SharePoint_Shell_Access role on SharePoint SQL Server configuration database. See Permissions for SharePoint Auditing topic for more information.

Follow the steps to install Netwrix Auditor for SharePoint Core Service manually.

Step 1 – On the computer where Auditor Server resides,navigate to %Netwrix Auditor installation folder%\SharePoint Auditing_\SharePointPackage_ and copy SpaPackage_<version>.msi to the computer where Central Administration is installed.

Step 2 – Run the installation package.

Step 3 – Follow the instructions of the setup wizard. When prompted, accept the license agreement and specify the installation folder.