Appliance Re-image
Appliance Re-image
Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before re-imaging FortiSIEM.
Hardware
Peripherals
USB Keyboard
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USB Mouse
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VGA Monitor
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USB Thumbdrive
4 GB Thumbdrive (for Linux installation)
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8 GB Thumbdrive (for FortiSIEM appliance
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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
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:
FortiSIEM 5.4.0 3500F Hardware Configuration Guide
Fortinet Technologies Inc.
Software
Ubuntu Desktop Setup Files
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Rufus (Bootable USB Utility)
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FortiSIEM Appliance Image
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for creating a USB drive with Ubuntu.
Ubuntu guide
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