Deciding where to install the Sophos Enterprise Console components

Sophos Enterprise Console includes the following components:

Management console

Enables you to protect and manage computers.

Management server

Handles updates and communications.

Databases

Store data about computers on the network.

Update manager

Downloads Sophos software and updates from Sophos automatically to a central location.

Sophos Credential Store

Used to securely encrypt and store the credentials used by Sophos Enterprise Console for the services and database account, along with the SUM account.

If you install the Sophos Enterprise Console components on different servers, we recommend that the servers are joined to the same domain.

We recommend that you do not install the Sophos Enterprise Console databases on a domain controller.

This guide covers two installation scenarios:

  • Databases installed on a separate server
  • Additional update manager installed on a separate server

In each scenario, the Sophos Enterprise Console components are distributed across the network differently.