Appliance Re-image
Appliance Re-image
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before re-imaging FortiSIEM.
Hardware
Software
Peripherals
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USB Keyboard
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USB Mouse
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VGA Monitor
USB Thumbdrive
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4 GB Thumbdrive (for Linux installation)
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8 GB Thumbdrive (for FortiSIEM appliance
image)
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Follow the below steps to re-image FortiSIEM.
Step 1: Create Bootable Linux Image
1.
Connect 4GB USB drive to the system (desktop or laptop).
2.
Open Rufus.
3.
Select the following settings for the USB:
a. Partition scheme and target system type
: MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI
b. File system
: FAT32
c. Cluster size
: 4096 bytes (Default)
d. Quick Format
: Enable
e. Create a bootable disk using
: ISO image
4.
Click on the 'CD-ROM' icon and select the Ubuntu Setup ISO.
5.
Click
Start
and allow Rufus to complete.
Once finished, the disk is ready to boot.
Note
: Alternatively, you can use the
for creating a USB drive with Ubuntu.
Step 2: Copy FortiSIEM Appliance image to USB
1.
Connect 8GB USB Drive to the system (desktop or laptop).
2.
Open
Windows Explorer
> right-click
Drive
> click
Format
.
3.
Select the following options:
a. File system
: NTFS
b. Allocation unit size
: 4096 bytes
c. Quick Format
: Enable
4.
Copy the image file to USB drive.
For example:
FortiSIEM 5.4.0 3500F Hardware Configuration Guide
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Fortinet Technologies Inc.