Installing Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version) on a Hardware Appliance using a Serial Cable

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WARNING

Back up any pre-existing data on the target hard disk before installing Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version). The installation process formats and repartitions the hard disk and removes all existing data.

Procedure

Using a serial cable, connect a laptop computer to the Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version) appliance serial port.
Insert the Deep Discovery Director (Internal Network Analytics Version) DVD into the CD/DVD drive.
Power on the appliance.

The BIOS screen appears.

BIOS Screen
Press F11 to access the Boot Manager.

The Boot Manager Main Menu screen appears.

Boot Manager Main Menu Screen
Select One-shot BIOS Boot Menu.

The Boot Menu screen appears.

Boot Menu Screen
Select Embedded SATA port Optical Drive L:HL-DT-ST DVD+/-RW GU90N.

The Deep Discovery Director Installation screen appears.

Deep Discovery Director Installation Screen

Select Silently install internal Network Analytics version.

The installation starts.

Note

If you select Silently install internal Network Analytics version and you are accessing the console using a VGA cable instead of a serial cable, then the installation progress messages do not appear on-screen.