Source fire Sourcefire 3D System - Understanding the Setup Process

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Setting Up a Sourcefire 3D System Appliance
Understanding the Setup Process
Chapter 4
• Configuring Network Settings Using a Script on page 90 explains how to
use a script to specify network settings that allow a new appliance to
communicate on your management network. This step is required for all
Defense Centers and Series 2 devices that you are accessing using a
keyboard and monitor.
• Performing Initial Setup on a Series 3 Device Using the CLI on page 91
explains how to use an interactive command line interface (CLI) to perform
the setup process on a Series 3 device.
• Initial Setup Page: Devices on page 93 explains how to use any device’s
web interface to complete its initial setup.
• Initial Setup Page: Defense Centers on page 100 explains how to use a
Defense Center’s web interface to complete its initial setup.
• Next Steps on page 109 contains guidance on the post-setup tasks you may
want to perform as you set up your Sourcefire 3D System deployment.
WARNING! The procedures in this chapter explain how to set up an appliance
without powering it down. However, if you need to power down for any reason,
use the procedure in the Managing Devices chapter in the Sourcefire 3D System
User Guide, the
system shutdown command from the CLI on a Series 3 device,
or the
shutdown -h now command from an appliance’s shell (sometimes called
expert mode).
Understanding the Setup Process
After you deploy and install a new Sourcefire appliance, as described in earlier
chapters of this guide, you must complete a setup process. Before you begin the
setup, make sure that you can meet the following conditions.
Appliance Model
You must know which appliance you are setting up. A Sourcefire appliance
is either a traffic-sensing managed device or a managing Defense Center:
There are several models of each appliance type; these models are further
grouped into series and family. For more information, see Understanding
Appliance Series, Models, and Capabilities on page 10.
Access
To set up a new appliance, you must connect using either keyboard and
monitor/KVM (keyboard, video, and mouse) or a direct Ethernet connection
to the appliance’s management interface. After initial setup, you can
configure the appliance for serial access. For more information, see
Installing the Appliance in a Rack on page 80.