58Initial Setup

Installing an ASA 310-FIPS

The ASA 310-FIPS model is an where the ordinary SSL accelerator card has been replaced by the HSM (Hardware Security Module) SSL accelerator card. For more information about the ASA 310-FIPS model, see “Introducing the ASA 310-FIPS” (page 27).

After having installed the first ASA 310-FIPS, additional ASA 310-FIPS units can be added to the same cluster by specifying the Management IP (MIP) address that identifies the cluster. For more information about adding an ASA 310-FIPS to an existing cluster, see “Adding an ASA 310-FIPS to an Existing Cluster” (page 63).

Before installing or adding an ASA 310-FIPS, make sure that you have fully understood the concept of iKeys. You might also want to decide the labeling scheme you want to use for identifying which iKey is used to initialize a certain HSM card, and also label two of the black cluster-specific iKeys "CODE-SO" and "CODE-USER" respectively in advance. For more information about the concept of iKeys and the ASA 310-FIPS model in general, see “Introducing the ASA 310-FIPS” (page 27). You should also decide a password scheme because you will define passwords not only for the admin user, but also for the HSM-SO iKeys, the HSM-USER iKeys, and possibly a secret passphrase (when selecting FIPS mode).

Installing an ASA 310-FIPS in a New Cluster

When you log in as the admin user after having started the ASA 310-FIPS the first time, the Setup menu is displayed.

Step Action

1Choose new from the Setup menu to install the ASA 310-FIPS as the first member in a new cluster.

[Setup Menu]

 

join

- Join an existing iSD cluster

new

- Initialize iSD as a new installation

boot

- Boot menu

info

- Information menu

exit

- Exit [global command, always

available]

 

>> Setup# new

 

Setup will guide you through the initial configuration of the iSD.

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User Guide

NN46120-104 02.01 Standard

14 April 2008

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