Appliance Setup

Follow the steps below to setup FSM-2000F appliance.

Step 1: Rack mount the FSM-2000F appliance

1. Follow FortiSIEM 2000F QuickStart Guide here to mount FSM-2000F into rack.
2. Insert Hard Disks positions as shown below:

   

3. Connect FSM-2000F to the network by connecting an Ethernet cable to Port0.

   Before proceeding to the next step, connecting Ethernet cable to Port0 is required for Network configuration.

Step 2: Power On the FSM-2000F appliance

1. Make sure the FSM-2000F device is connected to a Power outlet and an Ethernet cable is connected to Port0.
2. Power On the FSM-2000F device.

   FSM-2000F appliance does not have a default IP address. To connect to the GUI, an IP address must be configured using the CLI (Step 4).

Step 3: Verify System Information

1. Connect to the FSM-2000F appliance using VGA port or Console port.
2. Login as ‘root’ user with password 'ProspectHills'.
3. Run get to check the available FortiSIEM commands.
4. Use the below commands to check the hardware information. After running each command, ensure that there are no errors in the displayed output.

   Command	Description
   get system status	Displays system name, version and serial number.
   diagnose hardware info	Displays system hardware information like CPUs, Memory and RAID information.
   diagnose interface detail port0	Displays interface status.

Step 4: Configure Network

1. On the hardware console, select Set Timezone and then press Enter.
2. Select your Location, and then press Enter.
3. Select your Country, and then press Enter.
4. Select your Timezone, and then press Enter.
5. Review your Timezone information, select 1, and then press Enter.
6. When the Configuration screen reloads, select Login, and then press Enter.
7. Enter the default login credentials:
   • Login: root
   • Password: ProspectHills
8. Run the vami_config_net script to configure the network.
   /opt/vmware/share/vami/vami_config_net
9. When prompted, enter the information for these network components to configure the Static IP address: IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, DNS Server(s).
   

Note: The authenticated proxy server is not supported in this version of FortiSIEM.

10. Press Y to accept the network configuration settings.
11. Enter the Host name, and then press Enter.
    Once the configuration is complete, the system reboots automatically.

Step 5: Generate FortiSIEM FSM-2000F License Key file from FortiCare

1. Obtain the Hardware Serial Number from FSM-2000F appliance.
2. Follow 'FortiSIEM Licensing Guide' here to generate the license key file - remember to use ‘Hardware Serial Number’ for Hardware ID.

Step 6: Register FortiSIEM License

1. Note the IP Address assigned to FortiSIEM VM in Step 4.
2. Access FortiSIEM VM from browser (https://<FortiSIEM-IP>).
3. Upload the license file obtained from Step 5 and select the License Type based on your deployment (note this choice can only be made once and is not reversible):
   • Enterprise for single organizations
   • Service Provider for multiple organizations
4. Click Upload to complete the license registration.

Step 7: Accessing FortiSIEM UI

1. Note the IP Address assigned to FortiSIEM VM in Step 5.
2. Access FortiSIEM VM from browser (https://<FortiSIEM-IP>).
3. Login to FortiSIEM using the default user name, password, and organization:
   • UserID: admin
   • Password: admin*1
   • Cust/OrgID: super (if shown)

Step 8: Using FortiSIEM

Refer to the “Setting Event Storage” section in the User Guide for detailed information about using FortiSIEM and understanding the storage options.

Factory Reset

Follow the steps below to perform factory reset on FortiSIEM FSM-2000F.

Step 1: Uninstall FortiSIEM application

1. Connect FortiSIEM device using VGA or Console port.
2. Login as ‘admin’ user without password.
3. To check the available FortiSIEM commands, run sudo get.
4. To uninstall FortiSIEM, run sudo execute fsm-clean.
   This script will uninstall FortiSIEM application.

Step 2: Reinstall FortiSIEM application

1. Power on the hardware.
2. Login as ‘admin’ without password.
3. To configure RAID, run execute format disk.
4. To check Hardware status and RAID information, run diagnose hardware info.
5. To install FortiSIEM, run execute factoryreset.
   This script takes 5 minutes to complete FortiSIEM installation.
   
6. To configure network on FortiSIEM, stop FortiSIEM services by running sudo execute preparebox.
   This script will stop running FortiSIEM services and power offs the hardware.

Follow the steps under Appliance Setup to configure FSM-2000F.

Upgrading FortiSIEM

For upgrading FortiSIEM from v4.10.0 to v5.0.1, refer to the 'Upgrade Guide' here.

Appliance Re-image

Ensure that the following prerequisites are met before re-imaging FortiSIEM.