Register the agent using the bs-noded –r ‘contents-of-bsi-file’ syntax as described below.
1. Copy the contents of the BSI file and paste it inside ‘single quotes’ as shown in the example below (use single quotes, not double quotes):
sudo bs-noded -r ‘<insert entire contents of the bsi file here>'
Important – be sure to replace the contents inside the 'single quotes' of the above example command with the contents of your own BSI file which you created in Step 1.
BSI files are single-use so you must generate a new one each time you add an agent to the BlastShield network.
Step 4: Start the Agent
Performed by the Linux Administrator.
1. After the Agent is registered, then you can enable and start the agent:
sudo systemctl enable --now blastshield
2. Now that the Agent has started you can check the status of the Agent:
sudo systemctl status blastshield
3. The service status should now show:
active (running)
4. The logs may be viewed as follows:
sudo journalctl -u blastshield.service
The status of the new Agent on your server should appear as "Online" in the Orchestrator as shown in the image below.
When the status of the Agent is ‘Online’ this shows that the Agent is operational and the Orchestrator can communicate with the Agent.
The BlastShield™ interface that has been created by the Agent on the server will only be accessible to authorised and authenticated BlastShield users. To access this interface you must set up groups and access policies for your users. The default behaviour is to block access until a policy has been created.
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