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Redirecting Console Output
By default, Firepower devices direct initialization status, or init, messages to the VGA port. If you want to use the
physical serial port or SOL to access the console, Cisco recommends you redirect console output to the serial port
after you complete the initial setup.
To redirect console output using the shell, you run a script from the appliance's shell.
Using the Shell to Redirect the Console Output
Procedure
1.
Using your keyboard/monitor or serial connection, log into the appliance's shell using an account with
Administrator privileges. The password is the same as the password for the appliance's web interface.
2.
Type
to display the shell prompt.
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The prompt for the appliance appears.
3.
At the prompt, set the console output by typing one of the following commands:
—
To access the appliance using the VGA port:
sudo /usr/local/sf/bin/configure_console.sh vga
—
To access the appliance using the physical serial port:
sudo /usr/local/sf/bin/configure_console.sh serial
—
To access the appliance using LOM via SOL:
sudo /usr/local/sf/bin/configure_console.sh sol
4.
To implement your changes, reboot the appliance by typing
The appliance reboots.
Using the Web Interface to Redirect the Console Output
Procedure
1.
Select
System > Configuration.
2.
Select
Console Configuration.
3.
Select a remote console access option:
—
Select
VGA
—
Select
Physical Serial Port
The LOM settings appear.
4.
To configure LOM via SOL, enter the appropriate settings:
—
DHCP Configuration
—
to be used for LOM. The LOM IP address must be different from the management interface IP
IP Address
address of the appliance.
—
for the appliance.
Netmask
—
Default Gateway
5.
Click
.
Save
Firepower 8000 Series Getting Started Guide
to use the appliance's VGA port. This is the default option.
to use the appliance's serial port, or to use LOM/SOL on a 8000 Series device.
for the appliance (
for the appliance.
sudo reboot
DHCP
or
Static
).
Initial Device Setup
.
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