Chapter 9 Configuring Anomaly Detection

Working With KB Files

Note If you use HTTPS protocol, the remote host must be a TLS trusted host.

Copying, Renaming, and Removing KB Files

To copy, rename, and remove KB files, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the CLI using an account with administrator privileges.

Step 2 Locate the KB file you want to copy.

sensor# show ad-knowledge-base vs0 files

 

Virtual Sensor vs0

 

 

 

Filename

Size

Created

 

initial

84

10:24:58 CDT Tue Mar 14 2006

2006-Mar-16-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Thu Mar 16 2006

2006-Mar-17-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Fri Mar 17 2006

2006-Mar-18-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Sat Mar 18 2006

2006-Mar-19-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Sun Mar 19

2006

2006-Mar-20-10_00_00

84

10:00:00 CDT Mon Mar 20

2006

Step 3 Copy the KB file to a user on a computer with the IP address 10.1.1.1.

sensor# copy ad-knowledge-base vs0 file 2006-Mar-16-10_00_00 scp://cidsuser@10.1.1.1/AD/my-KB

password: ********

sensor#

Step 4 Rename a KB file.

sensor# rename ad-knowledge-base vs0 2006-Mar-16-10_00_00 My-KB

sensor#

Step 5 Remove a KB file from a specific virtual sensor.

sensor# erase ad-knowledge-base vs0 2006-Mar-16-10_00_00

sensor#

Step 6 Remove all KB files except the file loaded as current and the initial KB file from a virtual sensor.

sensor# erase ad-knowledge-base vs0

Warning: Executing this command will delete all virtual sensor 'vs0' knowledge bases except the file loaded as current and the initial knowledge base.

Continue with erase? [yes]: yes sensor#

Step 7 Remove all KB files except the file loaded as current and the initial KB file from all virtual sensors.

sensor# erase ad-knowledge-base

Warning: Executing this command will delete all virtual sensor knowledge bases except the file loaded as current and the initial knowledge base.

Continue with erase? [yes]: yes sensor#

For More Information

For the procedure for creating a new KB using the load command, see Saving and Loading KBs Manually, page 9-41.

For the procedure for adding hosts to the SSH known hosts list, see Adding Hosts to the SSH Known Hosts List, page 3-46.

 

 

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Cisco Systems IPS4510K9 manual Copying, Renaming, and Removing KB Files, Rename a KB file

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