PLAN FOR PHYSICAL INSTALLATION
System Startup and Shutdown Procedures
The following sequences are required for powering on/off and restarting the system:
Power On
Connect the two provided product power cords to the rear of the product and a wall outlet.
Press product main power switch ON at the front of the product. If the faceplate is in place, you will need to remove it using
the thumbscrews to gain access to the power switch.
Power Off
From the CLI, enter enable mode and type the <shutdown> command (output truncated):
ForumOS#
shutdown
INIT: Switching to runlevel: 0
Power down.
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Power the system off using the power switch at the back of the product to the OFF position. The system will begin the
shutdown sequence, power down and display a blinking cursor.
There is a power button at the front of the system that can be used for powering down for short periods of time, but only after shutting
down the system via the CLI or WebAdmin.
Restart
From the CLI, type the
<reboot>
command (output truncated):
ForumOS#
reboot
000090 I POLMASTR No Access Control Policies found
000092 I FILEUTLS Found 0 temp files
md: recovery thread finished ...
Flushing ide devices: hda hdc
Restarting system.
Installation Overview
The following is an overview of installation steps, presented in sequence, to install the product:
Decide on in-line or 1-port physical network configuration for the product.
Setup the serial port console cable connections to the product.
Initialize Command Line Interface (CLI) (start terminal emulation software, e.g. Hyper Terminal™, and connect to product).
The Forum Systems Installation Wizard* appears and prompts you to configure Network Interfaces for the product,
default gateway, DNS, and default Administration user.
*
Test WebAdmin UI accessibility.
* Refer to the
Forum Systems Sentry™ HSM Quick Start Guide
for more information on this portion of installation.
Decide Among In-Line Two IPs or One Port Network Configuration Modes
Network configuration options for your product include:
One port mode
In-line (two IP addresses) mode
Before physical installation, IT Administrators must decide which mode best matches your network structure.
Note:
Be sure you run the shutdown command before powering off the system to allow policy backup and recovery process to
complete.