Symantec 10521146 - Network Security 7120 Administration Manual page 40

40 Architecture
About management and detection architecture
sixteen characters each, and there are six buttons: four arrow buttons and two
function buttons labeled s (start) and e (enter).
You can use the LCD panel for initial configuration of your appliance. After
initial configuration, the LCD screen displays system statistics in a rotating
sequence, and provides a menu of tasks including stopping and starting
Symantec Network Security, rebooting or shutting down the appliance, and
changing the IP address.
About the serial console
You can use the serial console for initial configuration of the appliance and for
command line access to the operating system utilities and filesystems. The
serial console provides an alternative to using the LCD panel for initial
configuration.
Serial console access requires a valid username and password.
About the compact flash
Other new appliance management functionality involves the compact flash. The
compact flash can be used for initial configuration and for full backup and
restore.
Slave appliance nodes can be initially configured from compact flash. On the
Network Security console, a SuperUser adds the node to the topology and then
writes the node configuration to the compact flash. Lab personnel can use the
compact flash card for the initial configuration of the new appliance.
If a compact flash card is available on the appliance, it is automatically used
when you select a full backup in the Network Security console. When you do a
restore from the Network Security console, you can choose from backup files on
the compact flash as well as those that are available on the hard drive.