System_Tasks

Preconfiguration Menu: System Tasks

Use the System Tasks screen if you encounter an error message that requires you to roll back the Threat Discovery Appliance update, or if you need to import or export the configuration file, import the HTTPS certificate or restart the product.

Perform the following tasks:

Rolling back to the Previous Update

If an update causes operational problems or is not compatible with Threat Discovery Appliance, roll back to the previous update.

  1. Log on to the Preconfiguration Console. The Main Menu appears.

  2. Type 4 and press [Enter]. The System Tasks screen appears.

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    The System Tasks screen

  4. Type 1 and press [Enter]. The Rollback to previous update screen appears.

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    The Rollback to previous update screen

  6. Select OK and press [Enter]. The product rolls back to the previous updates.

Importing the Configuration File

If the software appliance encounters errors with the current settings, you can restore the configuration and database from a backup file.

  1. Log on to the Preconfiguration Console. The Main Menu appears.

  2. Type 4 and press [Enter]. The System Tasks screen appears.

  3. Type 2 and press [Enter]. The Import configuration file screen appears.

  4. From the HyperTerminal menu, click Transfer > Send File.

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    Preconfiguration Console send file screen

  6. Browse to the configuration file to import.

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    Send file screen

  8. Change the protocol to Kermit and then click Send.

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    Kermit file send screen

  10. The software appliance imports the configuration file and uses the settings from the file.

Exporting the Configuration File

Regularly back up the configuration files to ensure that you use the latest configuration settings.

  1. Log on to the Preconfiguration Console. The Main Menu appears.

  2. Type 4 and press [Enter]. The System Tasks screen appears.

  3. Type 3 and press [Enter]. The Export configuration file screen appears.

  4. From the HyperTerminal menu, click Transfer > Receive File.

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    Preconfiguration Console receive file screen

  6. Browse to the configuration file to export.

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    Receive file screen

  8. Change the protocol to Kermit, and then click Receive.

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    Kermit file receive screen

  10. The software appliance exports the configuration settings to a .dat file.

  11. Rename the exported configuration files to keep track of the latest configuration files.

Importing the HTTPS Certificate

This task enables administrators to import security certificates from a well-known Certificate Authority (CA). This eliminates browser security issues that may occur when using the default certificate delivered with Threat Discovery Appliance.

Use the following command to generate a certificate from a Linux operating system:

openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -nodes -out FILE_NAME.pem -keyout FILE_NAME.pem

  1. Log on to the Preconfiguration Console. The Main Menu appears.

  2. Type 4 and press [Enter]. The System Tasks screen appears.

  3. Type 4 and press [Enter]. The Import HTTPS certificate screen appears.

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    The Import HTTPS Certificate screen

  5. From the HyperTerminal menu, click Transfer > Send File.

  6. Browse to the HTTPS certificate file you want to import.

  7. Change the Protocol to Kermit, then click Send.

Performing a Diagnostic Test

Use this feature to perform diagnostic tests of the system and application. This helps determine if there are any software issues.

  1. Log on to the Preconfiguration Console. The Main Menu appears.

  2. Type 4 and press [Enter]. The System Tasks screen appears.

  3. Type 5 and press [Enter]. The Diagnostic Test screen appears.

  4. From the HyperTerminal menu, click Transfer > Capture Text.

  5. Browse to the folder and specify the file name for the log.

  6. Click Start.

  7. Under Run diagnostic test now?, navigate to OK and press [Enter].

  8. After Threat Discovery Appliance restarts, open the captured log to view the log result.

Restarting Threat Discovery Appliance

To restart the software appliance, access the Preconfiguration Console using a serial communication application such as HyperTerminal or an SSH utility such as PuTTY. Using PuTTY to access the Preconfiguration Console means you can restart the software appliance remotely.

When Threat Discovery Appliance starts, it checks the integrity of its configuration files. The web-based console password may reset if the configuration file containing password information is corrupted. If you are unable to log on to the console using your preferred password, log on using the default password admin.

  1. Log on to the Preconfiguration Console. The Main Menu appears.

  2. Type 4 and press [Enter]. The System Tasks screen appears.

  3. Type 6 and press [Enter]. The Reset Device screen appears.

  4. Under Reset Trend Micro Threat Discovery Appliance and keep current configuration, navigate to OK and press [Enter].

 

The Reset Device screen

Threat Discovery Appliance restarts.

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