About Basic Setup
Applies To: Forefront Endpoint Protection
This topic will describe the location of the various Forefront Endpoint Protection components that are installed when you select the Basic topology option in the Forefront Endpoint Protection Setup wizard.
Basic Topology
The Basic topology setup wizard option installs the Forefront Endpoint Protection components based upon the Configuration Manager deployment.
No additional hardware is required for this deployment path. The existing Configuration Manager servers will be used. Use this setup option when there is sufficient capacity on the computer running Microsoft SQL Server.
The following table lists the location where each of the Forefront Endpoint Protection components will be installed.
| Component | Where installed |
|---|---|
Forefront Endpoint Protection Database |
SQL Server and instance used for the Configuration Manager database. |
Forefront Endpoint Protection Site Server Extensions for Configuration Manager |
Configuration Manager site server. |
Forefront Endpoint Protection Console Extensions for Configuration Manager |
Configuration Manager site server. |
Forefront Endpoint Protection Reporting role |
SQL Server used for the Configuration Manager reporting services. |
Forefront Endpoint Protection Reporting database |
SQL Server and instance used for the Configuration Manager database. |
Forefront Endpoint Protection Security Client |
The Forefront Endpoint Protection client is installed for access to malware metadata. |
For more information about installing Forefront Endpoint Protection using the Basic topology option, see Installing Using Basic Setup.