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By default, the Management Center also has a health policy applied. A health policy, as part of the health

monitoring feature, provides the criteria for the system continuously monitoring the performance of the

appliances in your deployment. Cisco recommends that you use the Management Center to apply a health

policy to all the devices it manages.

Software and Database Updates

You should update the system software on your appliances before you begin any deployment. Cisco

recommends that all the appliances in your deployment run the most recent version of the Firepower System.

If you are using them in your deployment, you should also install the latest intrusion rule updates, VDB, and

GeoDB. For Versions 6.5+, the Initial Configuration Wizard automatically configures some of these update

activities for you; see

Caution:

Before you update any part of the Firepower System, you must read the release notes or advisory

text that accompanies the update. The release notes provide important information, including supported

platforms, compatibility, prerequisites, warnings, and specific installation and uninstallation instructions.

Redirecting Console Output

By default, Management Centers direct initialization status, or init, messages to the VGA port. If you want to use

the physical serial port or SOL to access the console, Cisco recommends you redirect console output to the serial

port after you complete the initial setup.

To redirect console output using the shell, you run a script from the appliance's shell.

Using the Shell to Redirect the Console Output

Procedure

Using your keyboard/monitor or serial connection, log into the appliance's shell using an account with

Administrator privileges. Use the steps appropriate to your Firepower version; see

Linux Shell on the FMC, page

The prompt for the appliance appears.

At the prompt, set the console output by typing one of the following commands:

—

To access the appliance using the VGA port:

sudo /usr/local/sf/bin/configure_console.sh vga

—

To access the appliance using the physical serial port:

sudo /usr/local/sf/bin/configure_console.sh serial

—

To access the appliance using LOM via SOL:

sudo /usr/local/sf/bin/configure_console.sh sol

To implement your changes, reboot the appliance by typing

The appliance reboots.

Using the Web Interface to Redirect the Console Output

Procedure

Select

System > Configuration.

Cisco Firepower Management Center Getting Started Guide

Automatic Initial Configuration, page 9

Redirecting Console Output

for more information.

Accessing the CLI or the

sudo reboot