Cisco MARS Install And Setup Manual page 97

Administering the MARS Appliance
Revised: January 1, 2008, OL-14672-01
This chapter describes a core set of maintenance tasks for Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis, and
Response System (MARS). Because these tasks affect the overall health and accuracy of the MARS
system, you should develop an operational strategy and process for performing them. This chapter
contains the following sections:
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For all other MARS Appliance configuration and administration tasks, see either the User Guide for
Cisco Security MARS Global Controller or the User Guide for Cisco Security MARS Local Controller,
depending on which product you own.
Performing Command Line Administration Tasks
This section details basic administrative tasks that you perform using a console connection to the MARS
Appliance. This section contains the following procedures:
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Performing Command Line Administration Tasks, page 6-1
Checklist for Upgrading the Appliance Software, page 6-6
Configuring and Performing Appliance Data Backups, page 6-19
Recovery Management, page 6-32
Upsizing a MARS Appliance, page 6-39
Configuring a Standby or Secondary MARS Appliance, page 6-40
Guidelines for Restoring, page 6-40
Log In to the Appliance via the Console, page 6-2
Reset the Appliance Administrator Password, page 6-2
Shut Down the Appliance via the Console, page 6-3
Log Off the Appliance via the Console, page 6-3
Reboot the Appliance via the Console, page 6-4
Determine the Status of Appliance Services via the Console, page 6-4
Stop Appliance Services via the Console, page 6-5
Start Appliance Services via the Console, page 6-5
View System Logs via the Console, page 6-6
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