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Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series Installation and Configuration Guide
Chapter 3 Installing Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series
Preparing for the Installation
Uninstalling Previous Versions of Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series
Before you load or perform a fresh install of Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series, you
must uninstall
any previous versions and remove any existing Cisco software packages from the CPM. For information
on uninstalling a previous version of the software, see the documentation delivered with that version.
on uninstalling a previous version of the software, see the documentation delivered with that version.
After you complete and verify the installation, you must:
Step 1
Set up licensing and communication between Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series and the Cisco
Defense Center. For more information, see
Defense Center. For more information, see
Step 2
Log into to the Cisco Support site (
) and check for updates to the
FireSIGHT System. The release notes accompanying the update include instructions for installing the
new software.
new software.
Pre-Staging Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series
Pre-staging allows you to install Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series on your CPM before all APM
hardware is available. This is useful to prepare for additional hardware. When you pre-stage Cisco
NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series, the application installation runs on the CPM as if the APM were
available. When you pre-stage your installation, confirm the following:
hardware is available. This is useful to prepare for additional hardware. When you pre-stage Cisco
NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series, the application installation runs on the CPM as if the APM were
available. When you pre-stage your installation, confirm the following:
•
there are more VAPs than APMs assigned to the VAP group
•
the
vap-count
equals or exceeds the
max-load-count
•
the VAP must be running
xslinux_v5_64
for FireSIGHT System, Version 5.4
For more information on the
vap-count
and the
max-load-count
, see
Keep in mind the capability for pre-staged application support while installing, uninstalling, and
monitoring Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series.
monitoring Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series.
Preparing for the Installation
The Cisco NGIPS for Blue Coat X-Series installation is hosted on a VAP group that contains a
management circuit to communicate with the managing Defense Center and sensing interfaces to pass
traffic.
management circuit to communicate with the managing Defense Center and sensing interfaces to pass
traffic.
To prepare for the installation:
Step 1
Set up a Virtual Application Processor (VAP) group where you want to install Cisco NGIPS for Blue
Coat X-Series.
Coat X-Series.
Step 2
Create and configure the management circuits, and give each VAP in the VAP group a unique IP address.
Step 3
Create and configure bridges and circuits to use as sensing circuits.
Step 4
Assign the management and sensing circuits to the appropriate network interfaces.
For more information on how to perform each of these steps, see the following sections:
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