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Chapter 6
Administering the MARS Appliance
Result: The following message displays on the console:
Please Choose A MARS Model To Install...
1. Distributed Mars - Local Controller
2. Distributed Mars - Global Controller
3. Mars Operating System Recovery
4. Quit
Using the arrow keys, select 3. Mars Operating System Recovery at the Recover menu and press Enter.
Step 5
Result: The OS binary download to the appliance begins. This process takes approximately 15 minutes.
After the image download is complete, the Recovery DVD is ejected and the following message appears
on the console:
Please remove the installation CD and press Reboot to finish the installation.
Step 6
Remove the Recovery DVD from the MARS Appliance.
Press Enter to restart the MARS Appliance.
Step 7
Result: The MARS Appliance reboots and synchronizes the configuration information between the flash
drive and the hard drive.
Step 8
Reconnect any network cables to the eth0 and eth1 ports.
Because the OS recovery does not affect configuration data or event data, the system should be
accessible with no further configuration requirements.
Re-Imaging a Local Controller
Use the MARS Appliance Recovery DVD-ROM to re-image the Local Controller if necessary. This
operation destroys all data and installs a new image. In addition to preparing the device and later
restoring any archived date, you must also perform three time-consuming appliance recovery phases:
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Performing this procedure destroys all data stored on the MARS Appliance.
Caution
Before You Begin
You must provide the license file during the initial configuration following the re-image operation.
To re-image your Local Controller, follow these steps:
Connect your monitor to the MARS Appliance VGA port and your keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port.
Step 1
(To view a diagram of the MARS Appliance VGA and serial ports, refer to the appropriate model in
Hardware Descriptions—MARS 25R, 25, 55, 110R, 110, 210, GC2R, and GC2, page
Step 2
Disconnect any connected network cables from the eth0 and eth1 ports.
Step 3
Put the Recovery DVD in the MARS Appliance DVD-ROM drive.
Step 4
Do one of the following:
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Image downloading from the CD (about 30 minutes)
Image installation after the download (about 90 minutes)
Basic system configuration (about 5 minutes)
Log in to the MARS Appliance as pnadmin and reboot the system using the reboot command
Install and Setup Guide for Cisco Security MARS
Recovery Management
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