Fortinet FortiSIEM 3500F, Hardware Configuration Manual

Page: 10 / 12

Appliance Re-image
Appliance Re-image
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before re-imaging FortiSIEM.
Hardware Software
Peripherals
l
USB Keyboard
l
USB Mouse
l
VGA Monitor
USB Thumbdrive
l
4 GB Thumbdrive (for Linux installation)
l
8 GB Thumbdrive (for FortiSIEM appliance
image)
l
Ubuntu Desktop Setup Files
l
Rufus (Bootable USB Utility)
l
FortiSIEM Appliance Image
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
Ubuntu guide
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 10
Fortinet Technologies Inc.