McAfee IIP-M80K-ISAA Product Guide - Page 18
Setting up an M-8000, Setup Overview, Positioning the sensor
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CHAPTER 3 Setting up an M-8000 This chapter describes the process of setting up a sensor to prepare it for configuration. Setup Overview Setting up a sensor involves the following steps: 1 Positioning the sensor. (See below.) 2 Installing interface modules (SFP and XFP). 3 Attaching power, network, and monitoring cables. (See Attaching Cables to the M-8000 sensor.) 4 Powering on the sensor. (See Powering on the sensor.) Once you have set up and powered on the sensor, you can proceed with configuration. Positioning the sensor Place the sensor in a physically secure location, close to the switches or routers it will be monitoring. Ideally, the sensor should be located within a standard communications rack. The M-8000 sensor consists of two 2RU units (M-8000 P and M-8000 S). To mount the sensor in a rack, you will attach two mounting ears and rails to the sensor as described below. Installing the rails and ears on the chassis and rack Caution: Before you install the rails and ears on the chassis, make sure that power is OFF. Remove the power cable and all network interface cables from the sensor. Each rack-mounting rail and ear has holes that match up with holes in the chassis. To install the rails and ears on the chassis, follow these steps-using a Phillips screwdriver to secure the Phillips flathead screws: 10