Deploy the ExtraHop Discover EDA 3000, EDA 6000, or EDA 8000 Appliances
This guide explains how to install the rack-mounted ExtraHop EDA 3000, EDA 6000, and EDA 8000 Discover appliances.
System requirements
The ExtraHop system uses the rack-mounted ExtraHop Discover appliance in conjunction with a browser-based graphical user interface. Installation of the Discover appliance has the following requirements:
- EDA 3000
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- Appliance
- 1U of rack space and 495W of power
- Network Access
- Four 10/100/1000 BASE-T network ports
- EDA 6000
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- Appliance
- 1U of rack space and 495W of power
- Network Access
- Four 10/100/1000 BASE-T network ports and two 10G BASE-SR ports
- EDA 8000
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- Appliance
- 2U of rack space and 750W of power
- Network Access
- Four 10/100/1000 BASE-T network ports and two 10G BASE-SR ports
Configure an IP address
You can configure the appliance with a dynamic IP address through DHCP IP or configure an IP address manually. The front panel of the appliance displays the assigned IP address.
- Dynamically Acquired IP Address
- DHCP is enabled by default. When you power on the system, interface 1 attempts to acquire an IP address through DHCP.
- Static IP Address
- If your network does not support DHCP, you can configure a static IP address either through the CLI or LCD.
Configure the System Time
The default time server setting is pool.ntp.org. If you want to maintain the default setting, skip this procedure and go to the next section.
- In the System Settings section, click System Time.
- Click Configure Time.
- Click the Time Zone drop-down list and select a time zone.
- Click Save and Continue.
- Type the IP address or FQDN for the time servers in the Time Server fields.
- Click Save, and then click Done.
Connect the monitoring port
- EDA 3000
- EDA 6000
- EDA 8000
Start using the Discover appliance
After logging in, you can navigate the ExtraHop browser-based graphical user interface to configure alerts, monitor and troubleshoot your networks, view metrics for your devices, examine relative performance within device groups, and adjust settings.
Enable the 10/100/1000 BASE-T ports (EDA 6000/8000 only)
On the EDA 6000/8000, the 10GbE ports support SFP+ SR-fiber modules. In certain circumstances, you might want to configure the additional 10/100/1000 BASE-T ports (labeled Gb2, Gb3, and Gb4 on the Discover appliance) for monitoring instead of the 10G BASE-SR ports.
The Gb1 port is a dedicated management interface and cannot be configured for monitoring.
Depending on your license, the Gb3 and Gb4 ports might be disabled on the ExtraHop system. Contact ExtraHop sales at sales@extrahop.com for information about licensing these additional ports.
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