Cisco Cisco FirePOWER Appliance 7020
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FireSIGHT System User Guide
Chapter 51 Configuring Appliance Settings
Managing Remote Console Access
You use a third-party IPMI utility on your computer to create a Serial Over LAN connection to the
appliance. If your computer uses a Linux-like or Mac environment, use IPMItool; for Windows
environments, use IPMIutil.
appliance. If your computer uses a Linux-like or Mac environment, use IPMItool; for Windows
environments, use IPMIutil.
Note
Cisco recommends using IPMItool version 1.8.12 or greater.
Linux
IPMItool is standard with many distributions and is ready to use.
Mac
You must install IPMItool on a Mac. First, confirm that your Mac has Apple's XCode Developer
tools installed, making sure that the optional components for command line development are
installed (UNIX Development and System Tools in newer versions, or Command Line Support in
older versions). Then you can install macports and the IPMItool. Use your favorite search engine
for more information or try these sites:
tools installed, making sure that the optional components for command line development are
installed (UNIX Development and System Tools in newer versions, or Command Line Support in
older versions). Then you can install macports and the IPMItool. Use your favorite search engine
for more information or try these sites:
https://developer.apple.com/technologies/tools/
http://www.macports.org/
Windows
You must compile IPMIutil on Windows. If you do not have access to a compiler, you can use
IPMIutil itself to compile. Use your favorite search engine for more information or try this site:
IPMIutil itself to compile. Use your favorite search engine for more information or try this site:
http://ipmiutil.sourceforge.net/
Understanding IPMI Utility Commands
Commands used for IPMI utilities are composed of segments as in the following IPMItool example:
ipmitool -I lanplus -H IP_address -U user_name command
where:
–
ipmitool
invokes the utility
–
-I lanplus
enables encryption for the session
–
-H IP_address
indicates the IP address of the appliance you want to access
–
-U user_name
is the name of an authorized user
–
-command
is the name of the command you want to give
Note
Cisco recommends using IPMItool version 1.8.12 or greater.
The same command for Windows looks like this:
ipmiutil command -V 4 -J 3 -N IP_address -U user_name
This command connects you to the command line on the appliance where you can log in as if you were
physically present at the appliance. You may be prompted to enter a password.
physically present at the appliance. You may be prompted to enter a password.
To create a Serial Over LAN connection:
Access:
Admin with LOM access
Step 1
Enter the following command:
For IPMItool: