To enable the Carbon Black launcher on Linux virtual machines (VMs) where your workloads are running, you must first install the launcher.

Procedure

  1. Go to the Linux VM.
  2. Download the launcher from the Broadcom Support Portal.
    1. Go to My Downloads - Cyber Security Software.
    2. Search for VMware Carbon Black Cloud Workload.
    3. Select the latest release and click the Open Source tab.
      A .tar.gz file for Carbon Black CBLauncher for Linux Sensor is available (for example, cbclinux-cblauncher-1.3.0.tar.gz). This file contains both cblauncher_1.3.0-21602657_amd64.deb and cblauncher-1.3.0-21602657.x86_64.rpm.
      Note: The exact file names vary depending on the release version.
  3. Download the Carbon Black CBLauncher for the Linux sensor by clicking the HTTPS download icon on the right.
  4. Extract the .tar.gz file on the Linux VM.
  5. Install the CBLauncher.
    Linux Distribution Command to Use for Installation
    Ubuntu 
    • dpkg –i cblauncher_[version]-[build number]_amd64.deb
      For example: 
      dpkg –i cblauncher_1.3.0-2160265_amd64.deb
    RHEL/SUSE/CentOS/Oracle/Amazon Linux 
    • rpm -Uvh cblauncher-[version]-[build number].x86_64.rpm
      For example: 
      rpm -Uvh cblauncher-1.3.0-2160265.x86_64.rpm
  6. To start the Carbon Black launcher daemon, run the following command with root privilege.
    • For CentOS/RHEL/Oracle 6.x, issue the following command: service cblauncher start.
    • For all other distributions, issue the following command: systemctl start cblauncher.
  7. To stop the Carbon Black launcher daemon, run the following command with root privilege.
    • For CentOS/RHEL/Oracle 6.x, issue the following command: service cblauncher stop.
    • For all other distributions, issue the following command: systemctl stop cblauncher.
  8. To verify the Carbon Black launcher status, run the following command with root privilege:
    • For CentOS/RHEL/Oracle 6.x, issue the following command: service cblauncher status.
    • For all other distributions, issue the following command: systemctl status cblauncher.
    The status must be Running.

What to do next

After the launcher is installed, enable Carbon Black on the Linux VMs from the Carbon Black Cloud Workload Plug-in. See Enable Carbon Black Cloud on Virtual Machines.