Data Center Security (DCS 6.9.0) agent antimalware feature fails to install on RHEL server due to free space warning

Products

• Data Center Security Server Advanced

Issue/Introduction

When installing DCS 6.9.0 agent with antimalware features enabled, the install fails on RHEL 7 servers with the following warnings: 

WARNING: /var dir has less than 1GB free space available 

WARNING: Antimalware feature is disabled

Environment

Release : DCS 6.8.2 & DCS 6.9.0 

Component : RHEL 7 agent 

Resolution

To ensure a successful install of the DCS agent for RHEL 7, with antimalware and auto protect features enabled, the following resources need to be available:

/var directory needs 1GB free space

/tmp directory needs 1GB free space

/opt directory needs 4GB free space

DCS agent server needs 4GB RAM (physical RAM + swap space)

If any of these requirements are not met, the antimalware features will fail to install. 

For more info, please refer to help docs KB article below: 

Antimalware options available when installing the Linux agent