HP TippingPoint 10, Hardware Installation And Safety Manual

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TippingPoint 10/110/330 Hardware Installation and Safety Guide 1
1 System Overview
The TippingPoint
TM
system is a high-speed, comprehensive security system that includes the Intrusion
Prevention System (IPS),
TM
Local Security Manager (LSM), Digital Vaccine™, the Security Management
System Appliance
TM
, and the Core Controller.
Overview
Enterprise security schemes once consisted of a conglomeration of disparate, static devices from multiple
vendors. Today, TippingPoint’s security system provides the advantages of a single, integrated, highly
adaptive security system that includes powerful hardware and an intuitive management interface.
This section includes the following topics:
• ” TippingPoint Architecture ” on page 1
• ” Security Management System (SMS) ” on page 2
• ” Intrusion Prevention System Devices (IPS) ” on page 3
• ” Core Controller ” on page 4
• ” High Availability ” on page 4
• ” Threat Suppression Engine ” on page 5
• ” Threat Management Center ” on page 5
TippingPoint Architecture
The TippingPoint System uses a flexible architecture that consists of a Java-based SMS Client, SMS
Management Server, IPS device(s), and Local Clients including the Local Security Manager (LSM) and
Command Line Interface (CLI). The system may also include the Core Controller, a hardware appliance that
balances traffic loads for one or more IPSes. The following diagram provides an overview of the
architecture:
Figure 1-1 TippingPoint Architecture