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Vectra M29 Stream Appliance
Quick Start Guide
Vectra M29 Stream Appliance
Quick Start Guide
Version: March 25, 2021
Table of Contents
Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Package Contents........................................................................................................................................................... 2
Physical Connections (and disk numbering) ....................................................................................................... 2
M29 Initial Configuration ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Worldwide Support Contact Information.............................................................................................................. 7
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Summary of Contents for Vectra Fitness M29
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
Package Contents................................2 Physical Connections (and disk numbering) ....................... 2 M29 Initial Configuration ............................4 Worldwide Support Contact Information......................7 © 2021 Vectra AI, Inc. All rights reserved. Vectra, the Vectra AI logo, Cognito and Security that thinks are registered trademarks and Cognito Detect, Cognito Recall, Cognito Stream, the Vectra Threat Labs and the Threat Certainty Index are trademarks of Vectra AI. -
Page 2: Purpose
This document is intended to help customers or partners with the initial configuration of Vectra M29 appliances. This is limited to basic network connectivity. The M29 appliance is used in place of a virtual machine for Vectra Stream deployment. From a pairing perspective, the M29 functions similarly to other Vectra physical Sensors. The Vectra Platform Quick Start Guide covers basic firewall rules needed, initial Brain GUI settings, and pairing of physical Sensors. - Page 3 If you have questions about rail installation, watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfOTnRMeE5w Only the MGT1 port 1 is used for M29 deployment. The M29 does not utilized the capture ports. The M29 receives metadata from the Brain, coverts it to Zeek format, and forwards it to the customer’s data lake.
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Page 4: M29 Initial Configuration
M29 Initial Configuration DHCP Quick Start The M29 appliance can obtain its network configuration from a DHCP server in your network. The MGT1 port functions as a DHCP client by default. Connect the management port (MGT) of the appliance to the network switch... - Page 5 Use SSH to connect using the default credentials from above iDRAC/IPMI The M29 has a Dell iDRAC interface. The default username / password is “vectra” / “changethispassword”. To configure the interface to use static addressing or change to DHCP, see this Vectra support portal article: https://support.vectranetworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260801404550-Configuring-the-IPMI-iDRAC-IP-Adddress...
- Page 6 SSH using the “vectra” username and the password you have configured or the default password if you have not changed it yet. If your M29 already has an IP from DHCP, you can change to static assignment using the instructions below.
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Page 7: Worldwide Support Contact Information
Vectra M29 Stream Appliance Quick Start Guide Verifying DNS Configuration show dns Verifying your Connectivity: Once you have configured an IP statically or via DHCP you can verify connectivity by pinging known IPs in your environment. If the Brain is configured with an IP, it is recommended to ping the Brain IP to verify reachability before attempting pairing.