Fresh Installation

This section describes how to install FortiSIEM for the current release.

Pre-Installation Checklist
All-in-one Installation
Cluster Installation

Pre-Installation Checklist

Before you begin, check the following:

Ensure that your system can connect to the network. You will be asked to provide a DNS Server and a host that can be resolved by the DNS Server and responds to ping. The host can either be an internal host or a public domain host like google.com.
Deployment type for Supervisor, Worker, and Collector– Enterprise or Service Provider. The Service Provider deployment provides multi-tenancy.
Whether FIPS should be enabled
Install type:
- All-in-one with FortiSIEM Manager
  Note: FortiSIEM Manager installation has slight differences from the Supervisor/Worker/Collector installation.
- Cluster with Manager, Supervisor and Workers
- All-in-one with Supervisor only, or
- Cluster with Supervisor and Workers
Storage type for Supervisor, Worker, and/or Collector
- Online – Local or NFS or ClickHouse or Elasticsearch
- Archive – NFS or HDFS
Before beginning FortiSIEM deployment, you must configure external storage excluding FortiSIEM Manager.
Determine hardware requirements and choose the Azure instance type accordingly:

Node	vCPU	RAM	Local Disks
Manager	Minimum – 16 Recommended - 32	Minimum 24GB Recommended 32GB	OS – 25GB OPT – 100GB CMDB – 60GB SVN – 60GB
Supervisor (All in one)	Minimum – 12 Recommended - 32	Minimum without UEBA – 24GB with UEBA - 32GB Recommended without UEBA – 32GB with UEBA - 64GB	OS – 25GB OPT – 100GB CMDB – 60GB SVN – 60GB Local Event database – based on need
Supervisor (Cluster)	Minimum – 12 Recommended - 32	Minimum without UEBA – 24GB with UEBA - 32GB Recommended without UEBA – 32GB with UEBA - 64GB	OS – 25GB OPT – 100GB CMDB – 60GB SVN – 60GB
Workers	Minimum – 8 Recommended - 16	Minimum – 16GB Recommended – 24GB	OS – 25GB OPT – 100GB
Collector	Minimum – 4 Recommended – 8 ( based on load)	Minimum – 4GB Recommended – 8GB	OS – 25GB OPT – 100GB

Note: compared to FortiSIEM 5.x, you need one more disk (OPT) which provides a cache for FortiSIEM.

Before proceeding to FortiSIEM deployment, you must configure the external storage.

For NFS deployment, see FortiSIEM - NFS Storage Guide here.
For Elasticsearch deployment, see FortiSIEM - Elasticsearch Storage Guide here.

All-in-one Installation

This is the simplest installation with a single Virtual Appliance. If storage is external, then you must configure external storage before proceeding with installation.

Find the FortiSIEM Offer in Azure Using the Azure Marketplace
Create a VM Using a FortiSIEM 6.5.1 Azure Marketplace Image
Configure FortiSIEM via GUI
Upload the FortiSIEM License
Choose an Event Database

Find the FortiSIEM Offer in Azure Using the Azure Marketplace

On the Azure portal, search for Marketplace and navigate to Azure Marketplace.
Search for the keyword "fortisiem".
Select the Create drop-down, and choose Fortinet FortiSIEM for Azure.

At this point, Azure will take you through the steps to create a virtual machine by first taking you to the Create a virtual machine page. Follow the steps in Create a VM Using a FortiSIEM 6.5.1 Azure Marketplace Image to continue.

Create a VM Using a FortiSIEM 6.5.1 Azure Marketplace Image

From the Create a virtual machine page, take the following steps:

From the Resource group drop-down list, select a resource group.
In the Virtual machine name field, enter a name for your virtual machine.
From the Size drop-down list, select a size based on your node type and hardware requirements.
The Username field is specified as azureuser.
From the Stored Keys drop-down list, select your existing key pair. If needed, generate a new key pair, then select it here.
When done with this step for configuration , click Next: Disks >.

Use these partition values:

Volume Name	Size	Disk Name
Data Disk LUN 0	100GB	/opt
Data Disk LUN 1	60GB	/cmdb
Data Disk LUN 2	60GB	/svn
Data Disk LUN 3	60GB+	/data (see the following note)

Note on Data Disk LUN 3:

Add a 4th Data Disk if using local storage in an All In One deployment. Otherwise, a separate NFS share or Elasticsearch cluster must be used for event storage.
60GB is the minimum event DB disk size for small deployments, provision significantly more event storage for higher EPS deployments. See the FortiSIEM Sizing Guide for additional information.
NFS or Elasticsearch event DB storage is mandatory for multi-node cluster deployments.
Choose Standard SSD volume type for all volumes. For the CMDB partition, you can choose to modify your volume type to Premium SSD or Ultra SSD based on your system workload if you see the consistently high IOPS requirement in your deployment.

After entering your disk partition values, click Next: Networking >.
From the Networking page (Networking tab), accept the defaults except for NIC network security groups. For production, choose Advanced and configure the required inbound ports and IP addresses (refer to Azure documentation).
Click Next: Management >.
From the Management page (Management tab), accept the defaults provided or change them as needed per the Azure documentation.
Click Next: Advanced >.
From the Advanced page (Advanced tab), choose the default values.
Click Next: Tags >.
From the Tags page (Tags tab), add a Name tag and any other tags as needed.
Click Next: Review + create >.
From the Review + create page tab, verify that all the information is correct. Click Create.
If you chose to create a new SSH key, then you will be asked to download the private key and create the resource. Click Download private key and create resource.
Wait for deployment to succeed, then click Go to resource.
On the Resource page, note the Public IP address and copy it to the clipboard.
(Optional) Configure the DNS name according to Azure documentation.
SSH to the FortiSIEM VM with user azureuser (as specified here) and the downloaded SSH key. Run sudo su – to become user root. Run configFSM.sh.

Configure FortiSIEM via GUI

Follow these steps to configure FortiSIEM by using a simple GUI.

At the root command prompt, go to /usr/local/bin and enter configFSM.sh, for example:
# configFSM.sh
In VM console, select 1 Set Timezone and then press Next.
Select your Location, and press Next.
Select your Continent, and press Next.
Select the Country and City for your timezone, and press Next.

If installing a Supervisor, select 1 Supervisor. Press Next.
If installing a Worker, select 2 Worker, and press Next.
If installing a Collector, select 3 Collector, and press Next.
If Installing FortiSIEM Manager, select 4 FortiSIEM Manager, and press Next.
Note: The appliance type cannot be changed once it is deployed, so ensure you have selected the correct option.

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Regardless of whether you select FortiSIEM Manager,Supervisor, Worker, or Collector, you will see the same series of screens with only the header changed to reflect your target installation, unless noted otherwise.

If you want to enable FIPS, then choose 2 install_with_fips. Otherwise, choose 1 install_without_fips. You have the option of enabling FIPS (option 3) or disabling FIPS (option 4) later. Note: After Installation, a 5th option to change your network configuration (5 change_network_config) is available. This allows you to change your network settings and/or host name.
Determine whether your network supports IPv4-only, IPv6-only, or both IPv4 and IPv6 (Dual Stack). Choose 1 for IPv4-only, choose 2 for IPv6-only, or choose 3 for both IPv4 and IPv6.
If you choose 1 (IPv4) or choose 3 (Both IPv4 and IPv6), and press Next, then you will move to step 10. If you choose 2 (IPv6), and press Next, then skip to step 11.

Configure the IPv4 network by entering the following fields. Press Next.

Option	Description
IPv4 Address	The Manager/Supervisor/Worker/Collector's IPv4 address
Netmask	The Manager/Supervisor/Worker/Collector's subnet
Gateway	Network gateway address
DNS1, DNS2	Addresses of the DNS servers

If you chose 1 in step 8, then you will need to skip to step 12. If you chose 2 or 3 in step 8, then you will configure the IPv6 network by entering the following fields, then press Next.

Option	Description
IPv6 Address	The Manager/Supervisor/Worker/Collector's IPv6 address
prefix (Netmask)	The Manager/Supervisor/Worker/Collector's IPv6 prefix
Gateway ipv6	IPv6 Network gateway address
DNS1 IPv6, DNS2 IPv6	Addresses of the IPv6 DNS server 1 and DNS server2

Note: If you chose option 3 in step 8 for both IPv4 and IPv6, then even if you configure 2 DNS servers for IPv4 and IPv6, the system will only use the first DNS server from IPv4 and the first DNS server from the IPv6 configuration.

Note: In many dual stack networks, IPv4 DNS server(s) can resolve names to both IPv4 and IPv6. In such environments, if you do not have an IPv6 DNS server, then you can use public IPv6 DNS servers or use IPv4-mapped IPv6 address.

Configure Hostname for the FortiSIEM Manager/Supervisor/Worker/Collector. Press Next.

Note: FQDN is no longer needed.
Test network connectivity by entering a host name that can be resolved by your DNS Server (entered in the previous step) and responds to ping. The host can either be an internal host or a public domain host like google.com. In order for the migration to complete, the system still needs https connectivity to FortiSIEM OS update servers – os-pkgs-cdn.fortisiem.fortinet.com and os-pkgs-c8.fortisiem.fortinet.com. Then, click Next.
Note: By default, “google.com” is shown for the connectivity test, but if configuring IPv6, you must enter an accessible internally approved IPv6 DNS server, for example: “ipv6-dns.fortinet.com"
Note: When configuring both IPv4 and IPv6, only testing connectivity for the IPv6 DNS is required because the IPV6 takes higher precedence. So update the host field with an approved IPv6 DNS server.

The final configuration confirmation is displayed. Verify that the parameters are correct. If they are not, then press Back to return to previous dialog boxes to correct any errors. If everything is OK, then press Run.

The options are described in the following table.

Option	Description
-r	The FortiSIEM component being configured
-z	The time zone being configured
-i	IPv4-formatted address
-m	Address of the subnet mask
-g	Address of the gateway server used
--host	Host name
-f	FQDN address: fully-qualified domain name
-t	The IP type. The values can be either 4 (for ipv4) or 6 (for v6) or 64 (for both IPv4 and IPv6).
--dns1, --dns2	Addresses of the DNS server 1 and DNS server 2.
--i6	IPv6-formatted address
--m6	IPv6 prefix
--g6	IPv6 gateway
-o	Installation option (install_without_fips, install_with_fips, enable_fips, disable_fips, change_network_config) Option only available after installation.
-z	Time zone. Possible values are US/Pacific, Asia/Shanghai, Europe/London, or Africa/Tunis
--testpinghost	The URL used to test connectivity

It will take some time for this process to finish. When it is done, proceed to Upload the FortiSIEM License. If the VM fails, you can inspect the ansible.log file located at /usr/local/fresh-install/logs to try and identify the problem.

Upload the FortiSIEM License

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Before proceeding, make sure that you have obtained valid FortiSIEM license from Forticare. For more information, see the Licensing Guide.

You will now be asked to input a license.

Open a Web browser and log in to the FortiSIEM UI. Use link https://<supervisor-ip> to login. Please note that if you are logging into FortiSIEM with an IPv6 address, you should input https://[IPv6 address] on the browser tab.
The License Upload dialog box will open.
Click Browse and upload the license file.
Make sure that the Hardware ID shown in the License Upload page matches the license.
For User ID and Password, choose any Full Admin credentials.
For the first time installation, enter admin as the user and admin*1 as the password. You will then be asked to create a new password for GUI access.
For Supervisor, Worker, or Collector, choose License type as Enterprise or Service Provider. The following option will be available for first time installations. Once the database is configured, this option will not be available.
For FortiSIEM Manager, License Type is not an available option, and will not appear. At this point, FortiSIEM Manager installation is complete. You will not be taken the Event Database Storage page, so you can skip Choose an Event Database.
Note: The FortiSIEM Manager license allows a certain number of instances that can be registered to FortiSIEM Manager.
Proceed to Choose an Event Database.

Choose an Event Database

For a fresh installation, you will be taken to the Event Database Storage page. From the Event Database drop-down list, choose EventDB on Local Disk, EventDB on NFS, ClickHouse, or Elasticsearch.. For more details, see Configuring Storage.

After the License has been uploaded, and the Event Database Storage setup is configured, FortiSIEM installation is complete. If the installation is successful, the VM will reboot automatically. Otherwise, the VM will stop at the failed task.

You can inspect the ansible.log file located at /usr/local/fresh-install/logs if you encounter any issues during FortiSIEM installation.

After installation completes, ensure that the phMonitor is up and running, for example:

# phstatus

For the Supervisor, Worker and Collector, the response should be similar to the following.

For FortiSIEM Manager, the response should look similar to the following.

Cluster Installation

For larger installations, you can choose Worker nodes, Collector nodes, and external storage (NFS, ClickHouse, or Elasticsearch).

Install Supervisor
Install Workers
Register Workers
Install Collectors
Register Collectors
Install Manager
Register Instances to Manager

Install Supervisor

Follow the steps in All-in-one Install with two differences:

Setting up hardware - you do not need to add an EBS Volume 5 for Event database.
Setting up an Event database - Configure the cluster for NFS, ClickHouse, or Elasticsearch.
NFS
ClickHouse
Elasticsearch

You must choose external storage listed in Choose an Event Database.

Install Workers

Once the Supervisor is installed, follow the same steps in All-in-one Install to install a Worker except you need to only choose OS and OPT disks. The recommended settings for Worker node are:

CPU = 8
Memory = 24 GB
Two hard disks:
- OS – 25GB
- OPT – 100GB

Register Workers

Once the Worker is up and running, add the Worker to the Supervisor node.

Go to ADMIN > License > Nodes.
Select Worker from the drop-down list and enter the Worker's IP address and host name. Click Add.
See ADMIN > Health > Cloud Health to ensure that the Workers are up, healthy, and properly added to the system.

Install Collectors

Once Supervisor and Workers are installed, follow the same steps in All-in-one Install to install a Collector except when adding disks, you need to only add a data disk for OPT. The recommended settings for Collector node are:

CPU = 4
Memory = 8GB
Two hard disks:
- OS – 25GB
- OPT – 100GB

Register Collectors

Collectors can be deployed in Enterprise or Service Provider environments.

Enterprise Deployments
Service Provider Deployments

Enterprise Deployments

For Enterprise deployments, follow these steps.

Log in to Supervisor with 'Admin' privileges.
Go to ADMIN > Settings > System > Event Worker.
1. Enter the IP of the Worker node. If a Supervisor node is only used, then enter the IP of the Supervisor node. Multiple IP addresses can be entered on separate lines. In this case, the Collectors will load balance the upload of events to the listed Event Workers.
  Note: Rather than using IP addresses, a DNS name is recommended. The reasoning is, should the IP addressing change, it becomes a matter of updating the DNS rather than modifying the Event Worker IP addresses in FortiSIEM.
2. Click OK.
Go to ADMIN > Settings > System > Event Worker and enter the IP of the Supervisor node. Click Save.
Go to ADMIN > Setup > Collectors and add a Collector by entering:
1. Name – Collector Name
2. Guaranteed EPS – this is the EPS that Collector will always be able to send. It could send more if there is excess EPS available.
3. Start Time and End Time – set to Unlimited.
SSH to the Collector and run following script to register Collectors:
phProvisionCollector --add <user> '<password>' <Super IP or Host> <Organization> <CollectorName>
The password should be enclosed in single quotes to ensure that any non-alphanumeric characters are escaped.
1. Set user and password using the admin user name and password for the Supervisor.
2. Set Super IP or Host as the Supervisor's IP address.
3. Set Organization. For Enterprise deployments, the default name is Super.
4. Set CollectorName from Step 2a.
  The Collector will reboot during the Registration.
Go to ADMIN > Health > Collector Health for the status.

Service Provider Deployments

For Service Provider deployments, follow these steps.

Log in to Supervisor with 'Admin' privileges.
Go to ADMIN > Settings > System > Event Worker.
1. Enter the IP of the Worker node. If a Supervisor node is only used, then enter the IP of the Supervisor node. Multiple IP addresses can be entered on separate lines. In this case, the Collectors will load balance the upload of events to the listed Event Workers.
  Note: Rather than using IP addresses, a DNS name is recommended. The reasoning is, should the IP addressing change, it becomes a matter of updating the DNS rather than modifying the Event Worker IP addresses in FortiSIEM.
2. Click OK.
Go to ADMIN > Setup > Organizations and click New to add an Organization.
Enter the Organization Name, Admin User, Admin Password, and Admin Email.
Under Collectors, click New.
Enter the Collector Name, Guaranteed EPS, Start Time, and End Time.
The last two values could be set as Unlimited. Guaranteed EPS is the EPS that the Collector will always be able to send. It could send more if there is excess EPS available.
SSH to the Collector and run following script to register Collectors:
phProvisionCollector --add <user> '<password>' <Super IP or Host> <Organization> <CollectorName>
The password should be enclosed in single quotes to ensure that any non-alphanumeric characters are escaped.
1. Set user and password using the admin user name and password for the Organization that the Collector is going to be registered to.
2. Set Super IP or Host as the Supervisor's IP address.
3. Set Organization as the name of an organization created on the Supervisor.
4. Set CollectorName from Step 6.
  The Collector will reboot during the Registration.
Go to ADMIN > Health > Collector Health and check the status.

Install Manager

Starting with release 6.5.0, you can install FortiSIEM Manager to monitor and manage multiple FortiSIEM instances. An instance includes a Supervisor and optionally, Workers and Collectors. The FortiSIEM Manager needs to be installed on a separate Virtual Machine and requires a separate license. FortiSIEM Supervisors must be on 6.5.0 or later versions.

Follow the steps in All-in-one Install to install Manager. After any Supervisor, Workers, and Collectors are installed, you add the Supervisor instance to Manager, then Register the instance to Manager. See Register Instances to Manager.

Register Instances to Manager

To register your Supervisor instance with Manager, you will need to do two things in the following order.

First, add the instance to Manager
Then register the instance itself to Manager

Note that Communication between FortiSIEM Manager and instances is via REST APIs over HTTP(S).

Adding Instance to Manager

You can add an instance to Manager by taking the following steps.
Note: Make sure to record the FortiSIEM Instance Name, Admin User and Admin Password, as this is needed when you register your instance.

Login to FortiSIEM Manager.
Navigate to ADMIN > Setup.
Click New.
In the FortiSIEM Instance field, enter the name of the Supervisor instance you wish to add.
In the Admin User field, enter the Account name you wish to use to access Manager.
In the Admin Password field, enter the Password that will be associated with the Admin User account.
In the Confirm Admin Password field, re-enter the Password.
(Optional) In the Description field, enter any information you wish to provide about the instance.
Click Save.
Repeat steps 1-9 to add any additional instances to Manager.
Now, follow the instructions in Register the Instance Itself to Manager for each instance.

Register the Instance Itself to Manager

To register your instance with Manager, take the following steps.

From your FortiSIEM Supervisor/Instance, navigate to ADMIN > Setup > FortiSIEM Manager, and take the following steps.
1. In the FortiSIEM Manager FQDN/IP field, enter the FortiSIEM Manager Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) or IP address.
2. In the FortiSIEM Instance Name field, enter the instance name used when adding the instance to Manager.
3. In the Account field, enter the Admin User name used when adding the instance to Manager.
4. In the Password field, enter your password to be associated with the Admin User name.
5. In the Confirm Password field, re-enter your password.
6. Click Test to verify the configuration.
7. Click Register.
  A dialog box displaying "Registered successfully" should appear if everything is valid.
8. Login to Manager, and navigate to any one of the following pages to verify registration.
  - ADMIN > Setup and check that the box is marked in the Registered column for your instance.
  - ADMIN > Health, look for your instance under FortiSIEM Instances.
  - ADMIN > License, look for your instance under FortiSIEM Instances.

Install Log

The install ansible log file is located here: /usr/local/fresh-install/logs/ansible.log.

Errors can be found at the end of the file.