Updating Rules; Supporting Network Management System; Enabling Icmp Echo Requests; Enable Temporary Ping - Extreme Networks Sentriant AG Software User's Manual

2 Copy the RPM file to a directory on the Sentriant AG server that you will remember (for multiple-
server installations, copy the RPM file to the MS):
a See "Copying Files" on page
USB fob to the Sentriant AG server.
b Go to "Updating Rules".

Updating Rules

After you have downloaded the latest RPM file, you can use the
the rules.
To update the rules:
Command line
1 Log in as to the Sentriant AG server using SSH or directly with a keyboard.
root
2 Enter the following command at the command line:
installAirgapTests

Supporting Network Management System

This section describes Network Management System (NMS) settings.

Enabling ICMP Echo Requests

The default configuration for Sentriant AG is to not respond to ICMP Echo (ping) requests.

Enable Temporary Ping

To temporarily (until reboot) enable ICMP echo requests:
Command line
1 Log in to the Sentriant AG server as root using SSH or directly with a keyboard.
2 Enter the following command at the command line:
:
echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all
Pings will again be disabled after the next reboot.
Sentriant AG Software Users Guide, Version 5.2
37, or copy the file to a USB fob and then copy the file from the
<path to RPM file>/<RPM Filename>
System Administration
script to update
InstallAirgapTests
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