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FortiSIEM 3500F Hardware Configuration Guide

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FortiSIEM 5.4.0 3500F Hardware Configuration Guide

TABLEOFCONTENTS
FortiSIEM 3500F Hardware Configuration Guide 1
Change Log 4
Appliance Setup 5
Step 1: Rack mount the FSM-3500F appliance 5
Step 2: Power On the FSM-3500F appliance 5
Step 3: Verify System Information 6
Step 4: Configure Network 6
Step 5: Generate FortiSIEM FSM-3500F License Key file from FortiCare 7
Step 6: Register FortiSIEM License 7
Step 7: Accessing FortiSIEM UI 7
Step 8: Using FortiSIEM 7
Factory Reset 8
Step 1: Uninstall FortiSIEM application 8
Step 2: Reinstall FortiSIEM application 8
Upgrading FortiSIEM 9
Appliance Re-image 10
Step 1: Create Bootable Linux Image 10
Step 2: Copy FortiSIEM Appliance image to USB 10
Step 3: Prepare 3500F by removing FSM 11
Step 4: Configure 3500F BIOS to Boot into USB Drive 11
Step 5: Re-image 3500F boot drive from USB Linux 11
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Change Log
Change Log
Date Description
03/30/2018 Initial release of this guide.
06/13/2019 Revision 1: Updated instructions for "Using FortiSIEM".
09/11/2019 Revision 2: Changed the location where you obtain images to
https://support.fortinet.com.
08/24/2020 Revision 3: Minor edits.
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Appliance Setup
Follow the steps below to setup FSM-3500F appliance.
Step 1: Rack mount the FSM-3500F appliance
1. Follow the QuickStart Guide here to mount FSM-3500F into rack.
2. Insert Hard Disks positions as shown below:
3. Connect FSM-3500F to the network by connecting an Ethernet cable to Port0.
Before proceeding to the next step, connecting Ethernet cable to Port0 is required for
Network configuration.
Step 2: Power On the FSM-3500F appliance
1. Make sure the FSM-3500F device is connected to a Power outlet and an Ethernet cable is connected to Port0.
2. Power On the FSM-3500F device.
FSM-3500F appliance does not have a default IP address. To connect to the GUI, an IP
address must be configured using the CLI (Step 4).
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Appliance Setup
Step 3: Verify System Information
1. Connect to the FSM-3500F appliance using VGA port or Console port.
2. Login as ‘root’ user with password 'ProspectHills'.
3. Run get to check the available FortiSIEM commands.
4. Use the below commands to check the hardware information. After running each command, ensure that there are
no errors in the displayed output.
5.
Command Description
get system status Displays system name, version and serial number.
diagnose hardware info Displays system hardware information like CPUs, Memory
and RAID information.
diagnose interface detail port0 Displays interface status.
Step 4: Configure Network
1. On the hardware console, selectSet Timezoneand then pressEnter.
2. Select yourLocation, and then pressEnter.
3. Select yourCountry, and then pressEnter.
4. Select yourTimezone, and then pressEnter.
5. Review your Timezone information, select1, and then pressEnter.
6. When theConfigurationscreen reloads, selectLogin, and then pressEnter.
7. Enter the default login credentials:
Login root
Password ProspectHills
8. Run thevami_config_netscript to configure the network.
/opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net
9. When prompted, enter the information for these network components to configure the Static IP address:IP
Address,Netmask,Gateway,DNS Server(s).
Note: The authenticated proxy server is not supported in this version of FortiSIEM.
10. PressYto accept the network configuration settings.
11. Enter theHost name,and then pressEnter.
Once the configuration is complete, the system reboots automatically.
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Appliance Setup
Step 5: Generate FortiSIEM FSM-3500F License Key file from FortiCare
1. Obtain the Hardware Serial Number from FSM-3500F appliance.
2. Follow Licensing Guide here to generate the license key file - remember to use ‘Hardware Serial Number’ for
Hardware ID.
Step 6: Register FortiSIEM License
1. Note the IP Address assigned to FortiSIEM VM in Step 4.
2. Access FortiSIEM VM from browser (https://<FortiSIEM-IP>).
3. Upload the license file obtained from Step 5 and select the License Type based on your deployment (note this
choice can only be made once and is not reversible):
lEnterprise for single organizations
lService Provider for multiple organizations
4. Click Upload to complete the license registration.
Step 7: Accessing FortiSIEM UI
1. Note the IP Address assigned to FortiSIEM VM in Step 4.
2. Access FortiSIEM VM from browser (https://<FortiSIEM-IP>).
3. Login to FortiSIEM using the default user name, password, and organization:
lUserID:admin
lPassword:admin*1
lCust/OrgID:super (if shown)
Step 8: Using FortiSIEM
Refer to the “Setting Event Storage” section in the User Guide for detailed information about using FortiSIEM and
understanding the storage options.
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Factory Reset
Factory Reset
Follow the steps below to perform factory reset on FortiSIEM FSM-3500F.
Step 1: Uninstall FortiSIEM application
1. Connect FortiSIEM device using VGA or Console port.
2. Login as ‘root’ user with password 'ProspectHills'.
3. To check the available FortiSIEM commands, run get.
4. To uninstall FortiSIEM, run execute fsm-clean.
This script will uninstall FortiSIEM application.
Step 2: Reinstall FortiSIEM application
1. Power on the hardware.
2. Login as ‘root’ without password 'ProspectHills'.
3. To configure RAID, run execute format disk.
4. To check Hardware status and RAID information, run diagnose hardware info.
5. To install FortiSIEM, run execute factoryreset.
This script takes 5 minutes to complete FortiSIEM installation.
6. To configure network on FortiSIEM, stop FortiSIEM services by running sudo execute preparebox.
This script will stop running FortiSIEM services and power offs the hardware.
Follow the steps under Appliance Setup to configure FSM-3500F.
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Upgrading FortiSIEM
Upgrading FortiSIEM
For upgrading FortiSIEM from v4.10.0 to v5.0.1, refer to the section 'Upgrading a FortiSIEM Single Node Deployment'
in the 'Upgrade Guide' here.
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Appliance Re-image
Appliance Re-image
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before re-imaging FortiSIEM.
Hardware Software
Peripherals
lUSB Keyboard
lUSB Mouse
lVGA Monitor
USB Thumbdrive
l4 GB Thumbdrive (for Linux installation)
l8 GB Thumbdrive (for FortiSIEM appliance
image)
lUbuntu Desktop Setup Files
lRufus (Bootable USB Utility)
lFortiSIEM Appliance Image
Follow the below steps to re-image FortiSIEM.
Step 1: Create Bootable Linux Image
1. Connect 4GB USB drive to the system (desktop or laptop).
2. Open Rufus.
3. Select the following settings for the USB:
a. Partition scheme and target system type: MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI
b. File system: FAT32
c. Cluster size: 4096 bytes (Default)
d. Quick Format: Enable
e. Create a bootable disk using: ISO image
4. Click on the 'CD-ROM' icon and select the Ubuntu Setup ISO.
5. Click Start and allow Rufus to complete.
Once finished, the disk is ready to boot.
Note: Alternatively, you can use the Ubuntu guide for creating a USB drive with Ubuntu.
Step 2: Copy FortiSIEM Appliance image to USB
1. Connect 8GB USB Drive to the system (desktop or laptop).
2. Open Windows Explorer > right-click Drive > click Format.
3. Select the following options:
a. File system: NTFS
b. Allocation unit size: 4096 bytes
c. Quick Format: Enable
4. Copy the image file to USB drive.
For example:
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