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Full upgrade instructions are available at
https://helpdesk.forumsys.com
.
Installing on Linux or Solaris:
1. Navigate your file system and set the downloaded package to be executable (
chmod +x
).
2. Run the installation file (./<install-file>.bin). The Introduction screen will appear. Verify you have
the appropriate minimum system requirements and are logged in as root. Press <
ENTER
> to
continue.
3. Read the license agreement and choose whether to accept it.
4. Press <
ENTER
> to accept the default Install Set.
5. Press <
ENTER
> to accept the default location, or specify the install location.
6. Review the Pre-Installation Summary and press <
ENTER
> to continue.
7. Press <
ENTER
> again to install to the location specified.
8. Press <
ENTER
> to complete the install.
9. To start the daemon, type:
/etc/init.d/xmlserver start
.
10. To stop the daemon, type:
/etc/init.d/xmlserver stop
.
Note that on Linux you can use the “service xmlserver start/stop/restart” commands.
11. Once the daemon has started, access the Web Administration interface through a web browser
at
https://127.0.0.1:5050
.
12. A Security Alert screen appears for the default SSL Certificate used by the Forum service.
Accept this Certificate to access the Web Administration interface.
NOTE:
These instructions also pertain to upgrading the Sentry Linux and Solaris software instances. To
upgrade, stop the “xmlserver” daemon and then install on top of the existing version. It is recommended that
you back-up the full Sentry configuration file (.FSX) from the Import/Export screen before upgrading.
Full upgrade instructions are available at
https://helpdesk.forumsys.com
.
3. Forum Sentry Virtual Appliance Installation Procedures
The Forum Sentry virtual appliances run the FIPS certified ForumOS™ operating system. Sentry virtual
appliances run within VMware infrastructure. An OVA file from Forum Systems is required to install and run
the Sentry virtual appliance.
Some general instructions are included below. For detailed installation steps please refer to the” FS
Sentry
VMware Virtual OS Installation Guide”
available from Forum Systems Support.
•
The OVA file is run on VMware server technology and has the same "look and feel" as the Sentry
hardware appliances.
•
Once booted up, you'll be prompted with our command line interface (CLI) wizard to apply the
network settings, set the CLI enable mode password, and create the admin account.
•
For more information on the network topology options and initial CLI wizard see the hardware
installation procedures in section 4 of this chapter.
•
For evaluations Forum Systems typically recommends One Port topology mode which uses two IPs
total - one for MGMT (web administration and SSH to CLI) and one for WAN (runtime traffic).
•
If both IPs will be in the same subnet, you'll need to disable the MGMT filter using the CLI command:
"network config mgmt-filter" run from Enable Mode.
•
Once you have completed the CLI installation wizard, you will need to assure that the virtual WAN,
LAN and MGMT interfaces are mapped to the desired virtual networks within your host environment
(see the
“FS Sentry VMware Virtual OS Installation Guide”
).
•
The CLI has two modes, Command Mode (ForumOS>) and Enable Mode (ForumOS#). Command
mode is the default and doesn't allow modifications. Enter Enable Mode by typing "Enable" and then
the enable mode password, which is set up during the initial configuration wizard.
