Installing FortiSIEM in OpenStack
This document provides instructions for installing FortiSIEM on OpenStack.
Installing a Supervisor, Worker, or All-In-One Node
Follow these steps for installing a FortiSIEM Supervisor, Worker, or All-In-One node on OpenStack
Step 1: Download the KVM Image
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Download the KVM Image from the Fortinet Support website https://support.fortinet.com. See "Downloading FortiSIEM Products" for more information on downloading products from the support website.
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Unzip the Images.
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Verify that there are three disks:
system
,svn
, andcmdb
.
Step 2: Create a Volume
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Log in to the OpenStack dashboard.
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Select the appropriate project from the drop-down menu at the top left.
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On the Project tab, open the Volumes tab and click the Volumes category.
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Click Create Volume.
In the dialog box that opens, enter or select the following values.
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Volume Name: Specify a name for the volume.
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Description: Optionally, provide a brief description for the volume.
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Type: Leave this field blank.
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Size (GB): Specify the size of the volume in gigabytes (GiB).
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Availability Zone: Select the Availability Zone from the list. By default, this value is set to the availability zone given by the cloud provider (for example,
us-west
orapac-south
). For some cases, it could benova
.
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Click Create Volume.
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Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the
svn
andcmdb
disks.
Step 3: Create an Instance
Create an instance from the volume created with the system
disk (see substeps 1 to 5 in Step 2: Create a Volume), but do not boot the instance.
Step 4: Attach the Volume to the Instance
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Attach the CMDB volume you created in substeps 1 to 5 in Step 2: Create a Volume, then attach it to the instance created in Step 3: Create an Instance.
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Attach the SVN volume you created in substeps 1 to 5 in Step 2: Create a Volume, then attach it to the instance created in Step 3: Create an Instance.
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Boot the instance.
Installing a Collector
Follow these steps to install a FortiSIEM collector on OpenStack.
Step 1: Download the KVM Image
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Download the KVM Image from the Fortinet Support website https://support.fortinet.com. See "Downloading FortiSIEM Products" for more information on downloading products from the support website.
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Unzip the Images.
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Verify the presence of the
system
disk.
Step 2: Create a Volume
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Log in to the OpenStack dashboard.
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Select the appropriate project from the drop-down menu at the top left.
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On the Project tab, open the Volumes tab and click the Volumes category.
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Click Create Volume.
In the dialog box that opens, enter or select the following values.
-
Volume Name: Specify a name for the volume.
-
Description: Optionally, provide a brief description for the volume.
-
Type: Leave this field blank.
-
Size (GB): Specify the size of the volume in gigabytes (GiB).
-
Availability Zone: Select the Availability Zone from the list. By default, this value is set to the availability zone given by the cloud provider (for example,
us-west
orapac-south
). For some cases, it could benova
.
-
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Click Create Volume.
Step 3: Create an Instance
Create an instance from the volume created with the system
disk (see substeps 1 to 5 in Step 2: Create a Volume), but do not boot the instance.