Appliances table

Security Appliance Manager Help | Forcepoint Appliances | v2.0.x

The Appliances table displays information about all appliances that are registered through the Forcepoint Security Manager, including:

Status (appliance status Icons)

Hostname (hostname of the appliance)

C IP Address (IP address of the C interface)

Version (software version number)

Mode (Web mode or Email mode)

Appliance model (virtual or physical)

Description (this is a user-added field, accessible through the Status tab)

To change the sort order of a column, click the column header to display the sorting arrow, and click the arrow.

To change the width of a column, drag the column edges to the desired width.

To select the columns that display in the Appliances table, click the column icon in the upper right of the table, and select the columns to display. Custom column selections are retained in subsequent FSAM sessions.

To filter the appliances that display in this table, use the Filtering panel.

Actions drop-down list

The Actions drop-down list in the upper right of the Appliances table allows you to manage Custom groups and perform Bulk hotfix installation.

Adding or deleting an appliance

To add or delete (register or unregister) an appliance, please go to the Appliance page in the Forcepoint Security Manager. Refer to the Security Manager Help document.

Creating a filestore

Filestores can be created in several ways:

Through the Backup and restore process

Through the filestore settings (see the Banner section)

Through the Bulk hotfix installation process

Bulk hotfix installation

Starting with Forcepoint Security Appliance Manager version 2.0, hotfixes can be installed to more than one appliance simultaneously.

To perform a bulk hotfix installation:

In the Appliances table, check the check box next to each appliance to which the hotfixes should be installed.

From the Actions drop-down list, select Install hotfix. This option is only active if the selected appliances are at the same version.
The Bulk Hotfix Install wizard is launched.

Click Next.

Select a location from which to display available hotfixes. Only filestores created through the FSAM will be displayed in the list.
You can also create a new filestore location from this dialog box:

Select the Create new filestore radio button.

Enter the host, path, port, alias, and user information into the appropriate fields. Select the appropriate Type radio button.

Click Submit.

Select the hotfix(es) to be installed. Only hotfixes available to all of the selected appliances display. Installed hotfixes also display. Hover over the hotfixes to see additional information.

Click Install.
A status window displays.

If a restart is necessary, the appliance will restart automatically. Depending on how many hotfixes are being installed, the appliance might restart multiple times.

To uninstall hotfixes:

In the Appliances table, check the check box next to each appliance from which the hotfixes should be uninstalled.

From the Actions drop-down list, select Uninstall hotfix. This option is only active if the selected appliances are at the same version.
The Bulk Hotfix Uninstall wizard is launched.

Click Next.

Select the hotfix(es) to be uninstalled. Only hotfixes common to all of the selected appliances display. Installed hotfixes also display. Hover over the hotfixes to see additional information.

Click Uninstall.
A status window displays.

If a restart is necessary, the appliance will restart automatically. Depending on how many hotfixes are being uninstalled, the appliance might restart multiple times.