Deploy the ExtraHop Trace 6150 Appliance
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Connect your network data feed to the 10 GbE interface on port 5, port 6, or both.
Important:
The Trace appliance requires a duplicate feed of the traffic that is sent to the
Discover appliance.
4. Connect the power cords.
Connect the two supplied power cords to the power supplies on the back of the appliance.
5. Optional: Connect any extended storage units. For information about configuring extended storage units,
Add storage capacity to the ExtraHop Trace appliance
.
6. Plug the power cords into a power outlet. If the appliance does not power on automatically, press the
power button on the front of the appliance.
Configure the management IP address
DHCP is enabled by default on the Trace appliance. When you power on the appliance, interface 3 attempts
to acquire an IP address through DHCP. If successful, the IP address appears on the home screen of the LCD.
If an IP address has not been configured, the LCD displays
No IP
.
If your network does not support DHCP, you can configure a static IP address through the LCD menu on the
front panel or through the command-line interface (CLI).
Configure a static IP address through the front panel
Complete the following steps to manually configure an IP address through the front panel LCD controls.
1. Make sure that the default management interface is connected to the network and the link status is
active.
2. Press the select button (#) to begin.
3. Press the right arrow (>) button to select
Net
and then press the select button.
4. Press the right arrow button twice to highlight
DHCP
and then press the select button.
5. Press the right arrow button to select
Static
and then press the select button.
6. Press the right arrow button to select
IP
and then press the select button. The currently configured IP
address appears.
7. Press the right arrow button until the first digit you want to change is highlighted.
8. Press the select button. The digit blinks when selected. While the digit is blinking, press the left arrow (<)
or right arrow (>) button to change the digit value.
9. After you have chosen the correct digit, press the select button.
10. Repeat steps 7-9 for each remaining digit you want to change.
11. Press the left arrow button to navigate to the up arrow on the display and press the select button.
12. On the Save screen, select
Yes
and then press the select button.
13. Wait a moment to be redirected to the Net screen. Repeat the actions above to set the mask, gateway,
and up to two DNS servers.
14. Optional: Configure the iDRAC DHCP, IP, mask, gateway, and DNS in the same manner as the IP address.
Configure a static IP address through the CLI
You can access the CLI by connecting a USB keyboard and SVGA monitor to the appliance or through an
RS-232 serial cable and a terminal-emulator program. The terminal emulator must be set to 115200 bps with
8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (8N1), and hardware flow control should be disabled.
1. Establish a connection to the ExtraHop appliance.
2. At the login prompt, type
shell
and then press ENTER.
3. At the password prompt, type the service tag number found on the pullout tab on the front of the
appliance, and then press ENTER.
