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Cisco Firepower Management Center 1000, 2500, and 4500 Getting Started Guide
Step 2
Use the RJ-45 to DB-9 console cable supplied with the appliance (Cisco part number 72-3383-XX) to connect
a local computer to the FMC serial port.
Step 3
Use terminal emulation software (such as HyperTerminal or XModem) on the local computer to interact with
the FMC. Set the terminal emulator for 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, no flow control.
Set Up Lights-Out Management
The Lights-Out Management (LOM) feature allows you to perform a limited set of actions on a Firepower
Management Center using a Serial over LAN (SOL) connection. With LOM, you use a CLI on an out-of-band
management connection to perform tasks such as viewing the chassis serial number, or monitoring conditions
such as fan speed and temperature. Note that you can use Lights-Out Management on the CIMC interface
only.
If you need to restore a Firepower Management Center to factory defaults and do not have physical access to
the appliance, you can use Lights-Out Management (LOM) to perform the restore process.
Caution
For Versions 6.3+, the restore process resets the LOM settings on the device; you cannot access an appliance
newly restored to Versions 6.3+ using LOM. When restoring a device to Version 6.3+ factory settings using
LOM, if you do not have physical access to the appliance and you delete the license and network settings,
you will be unable to access the appliance after the restore.
Note
Other Firepower appliances also support LOM. You configure LOM and LOM users for each appliance using
each appliance's local web interface. That is, you cannot use the Firepower Management Center to configure
LOM on a Firepower device. Similarly, because users are managed independently for each appliance, enabling
or creating an LOM-enabled user on the Firepower Management Center does not transfer that capability to
users on Firepower devices.
For more information on Lights-Out Management, see "Remote Console Access Mangement" in the
Management Center Configuration Guide
Before you begin
• Install an Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IMPI) utility on your local computer. See
• Determine which commands are needed to access an appliance using the IPMI tool. See
• Redirect console ouput to the serial port. See
Utility Installation, on page 42
on page 42
for more information.
Cisco Firepower Management Center 1000, 2500, and 4500 Getting Started Guide
for your version.
for more information.
Redirect Console Output, on page
Set Up Lights-Out Management
Firepower
IPMI
LOM Commands,
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