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Chapter 8 Installing the Engine on Intel-Compatible Platforms
After Successful Management Server Contact
After you see a notification that Management Server contact has succeeded, the IPS engine
installation is complete and the engine is ready to receive a policy. The engine element’s status
changes in the Management Client from
Unknown to No Policy Installed , and the connection
state is Connected , indicating that the Management Server can connect to the node.
Installing the Engine in Expert Mode
To start the installation, reboot from the CD-ROM (see Installing the Sensor or Analyzer Engine
(page 62)).
The difference between the normal and expert installation is that in expert mode, you partition
the hard disk manually. If you are unfamiliar with partitioning hard disks in Linux, we recommend
that you use the normal installation process.
Partitioning the Hard Disk Manually
Typically, you need five partitions for the StoneGate IPS Sensor or Analyzer as explained in Table
8.1 . The partitions are allocated in two phases. First, disk partitions are created and second,
the partitions are allocated for their use purposes.
 To partition the hard disk
1. If you are asked whether you want to create an empty partition table, type
y
to continue.
2. When prompted, press E
NTER
to continue. The partition table is displayed.
3. Create the partitions for the engine as follows:
What’s Next?
 To finish the engine configuration, proceed to Configuring Routing and Installing Policies
(page 51).
Caution – When using the command prompt, use the
reboot
command to reboot and
halt
command to shut down the node. Do not use the
init
command. You can also
reboot the node using the Management Client.
Caution – Partitioning deletes all the existing data on the hard disk.
Table 8.1 Partitions for the Engine
Partition Flags Partition Type Filesystem Type Size Description
Engine root A bootable Primary Linux 200 MB
The bootable root partition
for the StoneGate IPS
engine.
Engine root B Primary Linux 200 MB
Alternative root partition
for the StoneGate IPS
engine. Used for the
engine upgrade.