Source fire Sourcefire 3D System - Identifying the Appliances Management Interface

Version 5.2 Sourcefire 3D System Installation Guide 209
Restoring a Sourcefire Appliance to Factory Defaults
Using the Interactive Menu to Restore an Appliance
Chapter 7
To restore an appliance using the interactive menu, select:
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1. 1 IP Configuration — see Identifying the Appliance’s Management Interface on
page 209.
2. 2 Choose the transport protocol — see Specifying ISO Image Location and
Transport Method on page 210.
3. 3 Select Patches/Rule Updates (optional) — Updating System Software and
Intrusion Rules During Restore on page 211.
4. 4 Download and Mount ISO — see Downloading the ISO and Update Files and
Mounting the Image on page 212.
5. 5 Run the Install — see Invoking the Restore Process on page 213.
Identifying the Appliance’s Management Interface
SUPPORTED DEVICES: Any
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UPPORTED DEFENSE CENTERS: Any except DC1000/3000
The first step in running the restore utility is to identify the management interface
on the appliance you want to restore, so that the appliance can communicate
with the server where you copied the ISO and any update files. If you are using
LOM, remember that the management IP address for the appliance is not the
LOM IP address.
To identify the appliance’s management interface:
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1. From the main menu, select 1 IP Configuration.
The Pick Device page appears.
2. Select the appliance’s management interface (generally eth0).
The IP Configuration page appears.
3. Select the protocol you are using for your management network: IPv4 or IPv6.
Options for assigning an IP address to the management interface appear.
4. Select a method to assign an IP address to the management interface: Static
or DHCP.
• If you select Static, a series of pages prompts you to manually enter the
IP address, network mask or prefix length, and default gateway for the
management interface.
• If you select DHCP, the appliance automatically detects the IP address,
network mask or prefix length, and default gateway for the
management interface, then displays the IP address.