- Requirements:
- USB Keyboard.
- USB Mouse.
- VGA Monitor.
- 1 USB thumb drive of 16GB or more.
- or 4 GB thumb drive (for Ubuntu live) and 8 GB thumb drive (for FortiSIEM image).
- Ubuntu Desktop Setup Files (IE ubuntu-20.04.2.0-desktop-amd64.iso https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop0).
- Rufus Bootable USB Utility (https://rufus.ie/).
- FortiSIEM Image with CheckSum validated (IE FSM_Full_All_RAW_HARDWARE_7.2.1_build0241.zip from https://support.fortinet.net).
- Create Bootable Linux Image:
- Connect a 4GB USB drive to the system (desktop or laptop).
- Open Rufus.
- Select the following settings for the USB:
- Partition scheme and target system type: MBR partition scheme for BIOS or UEFI.
- File system: FAT32.
- Cluster size: 4096 bytes (Default).
- Quick Format: Enable.
- Create a bootable disk using: an ISO image.
- Select the 'CD-ROM' icon and select the Ubunt.u Setup ISO.
- Select Start and allow Rufus to complete.
- Once finished, the disk is ready to boot.
Note:
Alternatively, use the Ubuntu guide for creating a USB drive with Ubuntu.
- Copy the FortiSIEM image to the USB:
- Connect 8GB USB Drive to the system (desktop or laptop).
- Open Windows Explorer -> 'right-click' Drive -> Format.
- Select the following options:
- File system: NTFS.
- Allocation unit size: 4096 bytes.
- Quick Format: Enable.
- Copy the image file to a USB drive. For example:# FSM_Full_All_RAW_HARDWARE_7.2.1_build0241.zip
- Safely remove the USB drive from the desktop or laptop by unmounting it through the operating system.
- Prepare 2000F/G by removing FortiSIEM:
- Connect to the console/SSH of the FortiSIEM.
- Run the following command: execute fsm-clean.
- After fsm-clean is complete, format RAID by executing the command: execute format disk
- Power off the FortiSIEM.
- Configure 2000F/G BIOS to Boot into the USB Drive.
- Connect the 4GB USB drive to the FortiSIEM.
- Power on the FortiSIEM.
- During the boot screen, press F11 or DEL or ESC to log in to the boot options. BIOS password was provided separately by support.
- Select the option to enter into the BIOS setup.
- Select the option for Boot options.
- Select the 'USB drive'.
- Save the options and quit the setup.
- Reimage 2000F/G boot drive from USB Linux.
- Power on FortiSIEM appliance.
- Once the FortiSIEM appliance loads from the USB drive, click Try Ubuntu.
- Connect the 8GB USB drive to the FortiSIEM appliance.
- Open a terminal.
- Type the following command to identify the FortiSIEM boot disk with size of 29.5GB:
sudo fdisk -l
Note:
This drive will be referred to as /dev/sdb in the following steps as an example.
This could be another disk name /dev/sdX referenced in your system. Use the proper /dev/sdX FortiSIEM boot disk with a size of 29.5GB of the system for the next steps.
Warning: On FortiSIEM-2200G appliances, 2 disks of 29.5GB are listed in fdisk -l results. Use the second listed disk for the next steps.
- Enter into root while in the terminal using the following command:
sudo -s
- Determine the mount point of this drive by using the following command (if there is any, unmount the FortiSIEM boot disk (29.5GiB) before running the extract command):
df -l
- Extract the raw image to the boot disk:
unzip -p FSM_Full_All_RAW_HARDWARE_7.2.1_build0241.zip | dd status=progress of=/dev/sdb
- Once this is completed, power off the FortiSIEM using the following command:
shutdown -h now
- After shutdown, remove both USB drives from the FortiSIEM.
- Power on the FortiSIEM.
- Return to the BIOS menu and restore the default configuration. Save and Reset.
- Optional From the console, run the next commands to make sure the proper version has been installed:
-
cd /tmp tar -zxvf /fsmopt.tar.gz opt/phoenix/bin/VERSION cat opt/phoenix/bin/VERSION rm -rf opt
- From the console, run the next commands to finalize the setup:
execute fsm-clean
execute factoryreset --force
reboot
The system is now, ready to be processed through the installation setup.
Related document:
Appliance Setup
Technical Tip: How to Re-image a FortiSIEM Appliance of any model
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