V Series Hardware Setup

Deploying Forcepoint appliances includes 5 core tasks. This topic covers Task 2a.

Steps

  1. Prepare for deployment
  2. Set up appliance hardware and virtual appliances

    1. V Series Hardware Setup (this section)
    2. X Series Hardware Setup
    3. Forcepoint Virtual Appliance Setup
  3. Run The firstboot wizard (initial command-line configuration)
  4. Configure appliances (post-firstboot)
  5. Install off-appliance and optional components
    Important:

    The Quick Start poster packaged in the appliance shipping box shows you all items included in each appliance shipment. This 2-page poster explains how to set up the hardware and shows how to connect cables to the appliance and to your network. You can find appliance Quick Start posters here.

    For instructions on setting up the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), see Using the iDRAC.