Re-Imaging A Global Controller - Cisco MARS Install And Setup Manual

Recovery Management
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Result: The following message displays on the console:
Please Choose A MARS Model To Install...
1. Distributed Mars - Local Controller
2. Distributed Mars - Global Controller
3. Mars Operating System Recovery
4. Quit
Using the arrow keys, select 1. Distributed MARS — Local Controller at the Recover menu and press
Step 5
Enter.
a.
Please Choose Which MARS 110 Model To Install...
1.
2.
3.
b.
Result: The image download to the appliance begins. This process takes approximately 15 minutes. After
the image download is complete, the Recovery DVD is ejected and the following message appears on
the console:
Please remove the installation CD and press Reboot to finish the installation.
Remove the Recovery DVD from the MARS Appliance.
Step 6
Press Enter to restart the MARS Appliance.
Step 7
Result: The MARS Appliance reboots, performs some configurations, including building the Oracle
database. The configurations that occur after the first reboot take a significant amount of time (between
an hour and an hour and a half), during which there is no feedback; this is normal system behavior.
Reconnect any network cables to the eth0 and eth1 ports.
Step 8
After re-imaging the appliance, you must once again perform initial configuration of the MARS
Note
Appliance. For detailed instructions, see
After the initial configuration is complete, do one of the following:
Step 9
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Re-Imaging a Global Controller

Use the MARS Appliance Recovery DVD ROM to re-image the Global Controller if necessary. This
operation destroys all data and installs a new image. In addition to preparing the device and later
restoring any archived date, you must also perform four time-consuming appliance recovery phases:
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Install and Setup Guide for Cisco Security MARS
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Power cycle the MARS Appliance
If you are re-imaging a MARS 110R or 110, the following message appears on the console.
Otherwise, continue with Step
MARS110
MARS110R
Quit
Using the arrow keys, select the proper model based on the license you purchased and press Enter.
Add any devices to be monitored to the Local Controller. For more information, see User Guide for
Cisco Security MARS Local Controller.
Recover the previously archived data using the procedure in
Re-Imaging a MARS Appliance, page 6-38
Purge all Global Controller data from each monitored Local Controller. (See
page 6-37.)
6.
Chapter 5, "Initial MARS Appliance Configuration."
Chapter 6 Administering the MARS Appliance
Restoring Archived Data after
Before You Begin,
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