Connector Overview

File Access Manager connects to the CTERA master gateway through CIFS and analyzes the share and NTFS permissions on all the folders.

Note

There is no option to install Activity Monitoring since it is not supported for CTERA in the current release.

Capabilities

This connector enables you to use File Access Manager to access and analyze data stored in CTERA and do the following:

• Analyze the structure of your stored data.
• Monitor user activity in the resources.
• Classify the data being stored.
• Verify user permissions on the resources, and compare them against requirements.
• Manage access fulfillment - automated granting and revoking of access - according to rules set in File Access Manager.
• Identity collector – collect IAM users, groups and roles and the connections between them.

See the File Access Manager documentation for a full description.

Supported Versions

• Portal 6.0.512.2
• Gateway: 6.0.537

CTERA Installation Flow Overview

To install the CTERA connector:

1. Configure all the prerequisites.
2. Add a new CTERA application in the Business Website.

3. Install the relevant services:

   • Activity Monitor - This is the activity collection engine, used by all connectors that support activity monitoring.
   • Permissions Collector - If you are using EC2 login, the collector should be installed on the EC2 instance.
   • Data Classification Collector.

   Important

   Installing the permissions collector and data classification services is optional and should only be installed by someone with a full understanding of File Access Manager deployment architecture. The File Access Manager Administrator Guide has additional information on the architecture.