
Version 5.2
Sourcefire 3D System Installation Guide
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Restoring a Sourcefire Appliance to Factory Defaults
Beginning the Restore Process
Chapter 7
2.
Reboot the appliance:
•
For a Defense Center, type
sudo su -
, then type your password again.
At the
root
prompt, reboot the appliance by typing
reboot
.
•
For a Series 3 device, type
system reboot
.
The appliance reboots.
3.
Monitor the reboot status. When you see the BIOS boot options, press Tab
slowly and repeatedly (to prevent the appliance from booting the currently
installed version of the system) until the LILO boot prompt appears:
LILO 22.8 boot:
3D-5.2 System_Restore
4.
At the
boot
prompt, start the restore utility by typing
System_Restore
.
The
boot
prompt appears after the following choices:
0. Load with standard console
1. Load with serial console
5.
Type
1
and press Enter to load the interactive restore menu via the
appliance’s serial connection.
IMPORTANT!
If you do not select a display mode, the restore utility defaults
to the standard console after 10 seconds.
Unless this is the first time you have restored the appliance to this major
version, the utility automatically loads the last restore configuration you used.
To continue, confirm the settings in a series of pages.
The restore utility copyright notice appears.
6.
Press Enter to confirm the copyright notice and continue with