Version 5.2 Sourcefire 3D System Installation Guide 81
Installing a Sourcefire 3D System Appliance
Installing the Appliance in a Rack
Chapter 3
By default, Sourcefire appliances direct initialization status, or init, messages to
the VGA port. If you want to use the physical serial port or SOL to access the
console, Sourcefire recommends you redirect console output to the serial port
after you complete initial setup. For more information, see
Redirecting Console
Output on page 82.
To install the appliance:
1. Mount the appliance in your rack using the mounting kit and its supplied
instructions.
Optionally, you can deploy the 3D500/1000/2000 as a desktop device.
2. Connect to the appliance using either a keyboard and monitor or Ethernet
connection.
3. If you are using a keyboard and monitor to set up the appliance, use an
Ethernet cable now to connect the management interface to a protected
network segment.
If you plan to perform the initial setup process by connecting a computer
directly to the appliance’s physical management interface, you will connect
the management interface to the protected network when you finish setup.
4. For a managed device, connect the sensing interfaces to the network
segments you want to analyze using the appropriate cables for your
interfaces:
• Copper Sensing Interfaces: If your device includes copper sensing
interfaces, make sure you use the appropriate cables to connect them
to your network; see Cabling Inline Deployments on Copper Interfaces
on page 34.
• Fiber Adapter Card: For devices with a fiber adapter card, connect the
LC connectors on the optional multimode fiber cable to two ports on
the adapter card in any order. Connect the SC plug to the network
segment you want to analyze.
• Fiber Tap: If you are deploying the device with an optional fiber optic
tap, connect the SC plug on the optional multimode fiber cable to the
“analyzer” port on the tap. Connect the tap to the network segment
you want to analyze.
• Copper Tap: If you are deploying the device with an optional copper tap,
connect the A and B ports on the left of the tap to the network segment
you want to analyze. Connect the A and B ports on the right of the tap
(the “analyzer” ports) to two copper ports on the adapter card.
For more information about options for deploying the managed device, see
Understanding Deployment Options on page 28.
Note that if you are deploying a device with bypass interfaces, you are taking
advantage of your device’s ability to maintain network connectivity even if the
device fails. See Testing an Inline Bypass Interface Installation on page 83 for
information on installation and latency testing.
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