Setting up the network

To set up via the CLI:

1. Access the ESXi/vSphere Web Console of the Security Event Manager Controller VM.
2. Connect with the username root and password fortinet@123.
3. To configure the Management IP Address, use the following command:

   fazbdctl set addr {ip/mask} {gateway} --management

   For example, enter fazbdctl set addr 10.160.74.175/24 10.160.74.1 –-management

   This is the address of the FortiAnalyzer-BigData Security Event Manager, which is responsible for serving the web GUI and performs various data processing and management workload.

4. To configure the main host IP address, use the following command:

   fazbdctl set addr {ip/mask} {gateway} --mainhost

   For example, enter fazbdctl set addr 10.160.74.174/24 10.160.74.1 --mainhost

   This is the address of the FortiAnalyzer-BigData Main host, which is responsible for collecting the log and serving the services for FortiView, LogView, Reports, and so on.

To set up via the GUI:

1. From the FortiAnalyzer-BigData web GUI, go to System Settings > Network.
2. In Cluster Network section, edit the Main Host IP Address/Netmask and Gateway fields to your internal network.

   This is the address of the FortiAnalyzer-BigData Main host, which is responsible for collecting the log and serving the services for FortiView, LogView, Reports, and so on.

3. In Cluster Network section, edit the Management IP Address/Netmask and Gateway fields to your internal network.

   This is the address of the FortiAnalyzer-BigData Security Event Manager, which is responsible for serving the web GUI and performs various data processing and management workload.

4. Click Save to save your changes.