Barracuda F101, F100 INSTALLATION GUIDE

F100 / F101 Appliance Installation Guide

Revision 1.3, 2011-02-04 Valid from Firmware Version 5.0

Barracuda Networks Inc. 3175 S. Winchester Blvd

Campbell, CA 95008 http://www.barracuda.com

Trademarks

Barracuda NG Firewall is a trademark of Barracuda Networks. All other brand and product names mentioned in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders.

Contents

General Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Warranty Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ESD Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introduction and Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Inspecting the Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Powering Up and Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Powering Up the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Powering Down the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

The Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Installation and Recovery Using ART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Using the ART Menu via Serial Console or SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ART and Central Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Performing a Recovery Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using a PAR file on an USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using ART Recovery without USB Stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Errors During Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting to the Network and Configuring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Configuring the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Serial Connection via Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

General Introduction

The information in this user guide has been carefully reviewed and is believed to be accurate. It is valid from Barracuda NG Firewall firmware version 5.0. Barracuda Networks assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this document. This manual may be updated from time to time. The most up-to-date version of this manual can be found at www.barracuda.com.

Barracuda Networks reserves the right to make changes to the product described in this manual at any time without notice. This product, including software, if any, and documentation may not reproduced in full or in part without prior written consent from Barracuda Networks.

About this Manual

This manual provides information for installation and use of the appliance. Installation and maintenance should be carried out by experienced technicians only.

Warranty Note

Opening your Barracuda Networks appliance or removing its warranty label unless instructed to do so by Barracuda Networks support will void your warranty and hardware support.

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Safety Instructions

The following information relates to the safety of installation and maintenance personnel.

Read and follow all instructions before attempting to unpack, install or operate this equipment, especially before connecting the power adapter.

Electrical Safety

Basic electrical safety precautions should be followed to protect yourself from harm and the appliance from damage:

• Be aware of the power switch locations on the appliance’s chassis as well as the emergency power-off switch for the housing room, the disconnection switch or the electrical outlet. Knowing these locations enables you to quickly remove electrical power from the system in case an electrical accident occurs.

• Do not work alone when working with high voltage components.

• When working around exposed electrical circuits, another person who is familiar with the power-off controls should be nearby to switch off the power if necessary.

• Use only one hand when working with powered-on electrical equipment. This is to avoid making a complete circuit, which will cause electrical shock. Use extreme caution when using metal tools, which can easily damage any electrical components or circuit boards they come into contact with.

• Do not use mats designed to decrease electrostatic discharge as protection from electrical shock. Instead, use rubber mats that have been specifically designed as electrical insulators.

• The power supply power cord must include a grounding plug and must be plugged into grounded electrical outlets.

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain, moisture or install this product near water.

• Avoid installation of this product during a lightning storm.

• Ensure that the air vents (openings along the sides and at the backside) are never blocked and that there is sufficient airflow through the vents to prevent over-heating.

General Safety

• Keep the area around the appliance clean and free of clutter.

• Locate a safe and dry location to place this product. Keep it away from wet surfaces/surroundings.

• While working on the system, do not wear loose clothing such as neckties and unbuttoned shirt sleeves, which can come into contact with electrical circuits or be pulled into a cooling fan.

• Remove any jewelry or metal objects from your body, which are excellent metal conductors that can create short circuits and harm you if they come into contact with printed circuit boards or areas where power is present.

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ESD Precautions

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is generated by two objects with different electrical charges coming into contact with each other. An electrical discharge is created to neutralize this difference, which can damage electronic components and printed circuit boards.

The following measures are generally sufficient to neutralize this difference before contact is made to protect your equipment from ESD:

• Use a grounded wrist strap designed to prevent static discharge.

• Keep all components and printed circuit boards (PCBs) in their antistatic bags until ready for use.

• Touch a grounded metal object before removing the board from the antistatic bag.

• Do not let components or PCBs come into contact with your clothing, which may retain a charge even if you are wearing a wrist strap.

• Handle a board by its edges only; do not touch its components, peripheral memory modules or contacts.

• When handling chips or modules, avoid touching their pins.

• Put the server board and peripherals back into their antistatic bags when not in use.

• For grounding purposes, make sure your computer chassis provides excellent conductivity between the power supply, the case, the mounting fasteners and the server board.

• After accessing the inside of the system, close back the system and secure it to the rack unit with the retention screws after ensuring that all connections have been made.

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