Appendix C Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting the Appliance

Step 4 Check to see that the interface is up and receiving packets.

sensor# show interfaces

MAC statistics from interface GigabitEthernet0/1

Media Type = TX

Missed Packet Percentage = 0

Inline Mode = Unpaired

Pair Status = N/A

Link Status = Up

Link Speed = Auto_100

Link Duplex = Auto_Full

Total Packets Received = 3

Total Bytes Received = 900

Total Multicast Packets Received = 3

Total Broadcast Packets Received = 0

Total Jumbo Packets Received = 0

Total Undersize Packets Received = 0

Total Receive Errors = 0

Total Receive FIFO Overruns = 0

Total Packets Transmitted = 0

Total Bytes Transmitted = 0

Total Multicast Packets Transmitted = 0

Total Broadcast Packets Transmitted = 0

Total Jumbo Packets Transmitted = 0

Total Undersize Packets Transmitted = 0

Total Transmit Errors = 0

Total Transmit FIFO Overruns = 0 ...

For More Information

For the procedure for installing the sensor properly, refer to your sensor chapter in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System Appliances and Modules Installation Guide for IPS 7.2.

Cleaning Up a Corrupted SensorApp Configuration

If the SensorApp configuration has become corrupted and the SensorApp cannot run, you must delete it entirely and restart the SensorApp.

To delete the SensorApp configuration, follow these steps:

Step 1 Log in to the service account.

Step 2 Su to root.

Step 3 Stop the IPS applications.

/etc/init.d/cids stop

Step 4 Replace the virtual sensor file.

cp /usr/cids/idsRoot/etc/defVirtualSensorConfig.xml /usr/cids/idsRoot/etc/VS-Config/virtualSensor.xml

Step 5 Remove the cache files.

rm /usr/cids/idsRoot/var/virtualSensor/*.pmz

Step 6 Exit the service account.

Step 7 Log in to the sensor CLI.

 

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IPS4510K9 specifications

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