Securid Appliance SP4 Factory Reset Release Notes
Securid Appliance SP4 Factory Reset Release Notes
Securid Appliance SP4 Factory Reset Release Notes
Introduction
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, strongly recommends that you read this document before installing the Factory Reset Service Pack 4 for RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0. Important: Installing this service pack updates the factory reset partition of the Appliance from SecurID Appliance 3.0 SP2 to SecurID Appliance 3.0 SP4. In order to preserve your system data, your Appliance must be running SecurID Appliance 3.0 SP4 before you install this service pack. The process of installing Factory Reset Service Pack 4 on a pre-SP4 Appliance causes you to lose any existing system data on your Appliance. This service pack updates your factory reset partion with all of the updates that are delivered in the RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0 Service Pack 3 (SP3) and RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4). For a complete list of updates in SP3, see the RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0 Service Pack 3 Release Notes. You can download this document from RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/docs/rsa_securid/app/30sp3/securid_appliance_SP3_release_notes.html. For a complete list of updates in SP4, see the RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0 Service Pack 4 Release Notes. You can download this document from RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/docs/rsa_securid/app/30sp4/securid_appliance_SP4_release_notes.pdf. This document contains the following sections: Determining The Model of Your Appliance Installing Factory Reset Service Pack 4 on an SP4 Appliance Installing Factory Reset Service Pack 4 on a pre-SP4 Appliance Getting Support and Service These Release Notes may be updated. The most current version can be found on RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/sets.aspx?product=appliance&_v=document Important: The first patch you can apply after installing Factory Reset Service Pack 4 is SP4 patch 4.
1. In the Operations Console, click Administration > Networking > Configure Connectivity using SSH. 2. Click Enable SSH. 3. In the Bind SSH to Selected NICs list box, select one or more network interface cards (NICs). To select multiple NICs, hold the CTRL key while clicking additional NICs. 4. Use the arrow buttons to move the NICs to the Selected box on the right. This selects the NICs. 5. Click Save.
Chassis Model
PowerEdge R200
PowerEdge R210
PowerEdge 2950
PowerEdge R710
3. In the Bind SSH to Selected NICs list box, select one or more network interface cards (NICs). To select multiple NICs, hold the CTRL key while clicking additional NICs. 4. Use the arrow buttons to move the NICs to the Selected box on the right. This selects the NICs. 5. Click Save. ++++++++++++ Task: Configure the Appliance to Search for Factory Reset Service Pack 4 You can configure the Appliance to search for the appropriate Factory Reset Service Pack 4 ISO file in four locations: On a DVD. The Appliance is configured to scan a DVD for updates by default. Only use physical media that you received directly from RSA in your Appliance DVD drive. If you downloaded an ISO image of SP4, do not burn the ISO image to a DVD. On a USB drive. You can copy Factory Reset Service Pack 4 to a USB drive and connect the drive directly to the Appliance. On a network file server (NFS). You can copy Factory Reset Service Pack 4 to a NFS that is connected to the Appliance. Installing from a NFS requires a stable network connection to avoid corrupting the Appliance during the installation procedure. On the Appliance hard drive. You can copy the ISO file to the Appliance hard drive. See the following section, Task: Copy Factory Reset Service Pack 4 to the Appliance Hard Drive. To configure the Appliance to search for Factory Reset Service Pack 4: 1. In the Operations Console, click Maintenance > Manage Updates > Configure Updates. 2. Specify the location of the Factory Reset Service Pack 4 ISO file. Do one of the following: For a DVD: Select nothing. The Appliance searches for the file on a DVD by default. For a USB drive: Select Configure USB as a source of update. Enter the directory on the USB drive where the ISO image is stored, for example, /updates. For a NFS: Select Configure NFS as a source of update. Enter an IP address or hostname, and then enter the full path to the directory where the ISO file is stored, for example, /home/nfs/securid_appliance/updates For the Appliance hard drive: Select Configure USB as a source of update. Enter the directory on the Appliance hard drive where the ISO image is stored, for example, /updates. The Appliance does not scan for subdirectories within a directory. Make sure that the proper Factory Reset Service Pack 4 ISO file is in the location that you specify on the Operations Console. 3. Click Save. ++++++++++++ Task: Copy Factory Reset Service Pack 4 to the Appliance Hard Drive The most reliable method for installing on an Appliance that is not physically accessible is to download the Factory Reset Service Pack 4 ISO file, copy the ISO file to the Appliance hard drive, and ensure the MD5 checksum value of the downloaded ISO file matches the published value of the MD5 checksum. After you have copied the ISO file to the Appliance, configure the Appliance to search for the Factory Reset Service Pack 4 ISO on the Appliance hard drive. To copy Factory Reset Service Pack 4 to your Appliance hard drive and check the MD5 checksum value: 1. Open an SSH connection to your Appliance. 2. Log on as emcsrv using the operating system password. 3. Switch users to root. Type: sudo su and press ENTER. 4. When prompted, enter the emcsrv password, and press ENTER. 5. Create a new directory called updates. Type: mkdir /updates and press ENTER. 6. Set read and write permissions for the new directory. Type: chmod 777 /updates and press ENTER. 7. Copy the ISO file from your Windows machine to the /updates directory on your Appliance using a third-party utility such
as WinSCP. 8. Check the MD5 checksum value. At the command prompt, type: md5sum /updates/*.iso and press ENTER. Make sure that the checksum value matches the published value.
Step 1: Complete Pre-Installation Tasks Step 2: Install Factory Reset Service Pack 4 on the Appliance Step 3: Perform a Factory Reset and Run Quick Setup
The boot menu appears. 3. Select Factory Reset from the boot menu. (If you do not select Factory Reset within 5-10 seconds, the Appliance starts. If this happens, start over with step 2.) 4. To confirm that you want to reset the Appliance, type yes, and press ENTER. After the Appliance completes the reset, it shuts down and restarts. The Appliance displays the logon prompt. Note: Immediately after the logon prompt is displayed, the console displays inventory errors that prevent you from accessing the logon prompt. Press ENTER to access the logon prompt. Ignore the error messages, and continue with step 5. 5. Complete Quick Setup. For more information, see Performing Quick Setup on the Appliance Primary, and Performing Quick Setup on an Appliance Replica in the RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0 Owners Guide. You have completed the Factory Reset Service Pack 4 installation for RSA SecurID Appliance 3.0. ^Top
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