Error Cannot Communicate With Mainapp
Index -> PEMU News View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message einvalJoined: 16 Jul 2007Posts: 33 Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: running IPSv5 on VMWare Hi, I dont know if this is the right place to put this in, but since there were requests for this emulation in the former PEMU section, I will post it here. Feel free to move this posting to a better place. Ok, after doing some research I found a way to get IDS/IPS software release 5 to start and function in VMWare. There is an archive attached to the post, please use the README file as a starting point (which I paste herein after). Notice that I cannot say anything about getting this to work in VMWare on Windows. When it loads the VMWare BIOS you should be fine. Also I will not respond to any requests for files provided by Cisco(downloadeable from CCO). Go get yourself a support contract. Thanks to defx and the guys from securityie. The README: Quote: Running Cisco IDS/IPS v5 Software in VMWare =========================================== This Howto describes how to get the Cisco IDS/IPS Software Release 5 running inside VMWare. After successful installtion, the VM will emulate a IDS-4215 platform with 3 GigabitEthernet interfaces I developed this Howto by using VMWare Workstation for Linux, I didnt tested this with any VMWare version for Windows. REQUIREMENTS ============ - VMWare Workstation, I use version 5.5, running on a debian etch host system I never tested with a Windows host system - Cisco IPS recovery CD image, I used IPS-K9-cd-1.1-a-5.1-4.iso This file can be downloaded from CCO. CCO download access requires a valid support contract. - modified VMWare BIOS (CISCO_IDS4215_440.BIOS.ROM) This file should be in the archive from where you extracted this Howto - some basic UNIX skills for working with a shell and using vi - knowledge of the english keyboard layout TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION ===================== It seems that with IDS/IPS software release 5, Cisco implemented a more strict hardware identification che
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- IPS Module Before going through below verify that the module is configured for fail-open: Sh run int ids-sensor 0/1 interface IDS-Sensor0/1 ip unnumbered FastEthernet0/0 service-module fail-open - failover hold-queue 60 out http://netnn.blogspot.com/2013/04/ciddump-crash.html The license key on the AIM-IPS has expired. The system will continue to operate with the currently installed signature set. A valid license must be obtained in order to apply signature updates. Please go to http://www.cisco.com/go/license to obtain a new license or install a license. Error: Cannot communicate with mainApp (getVersion). Please contact your system administrator. Would you like to run cidDump?[no]: This will happen when the sensor cannot communicate correctly with the operating error cannot system that is running. Running a cidDump will give you a lot of information regarding the state of the IPS module just like that of ‘show tech-support' Router#service-module ids-Sensor 0/1 reload - Reloading of the module will do a soft restart of the operating system on the module to try and bring it back up Do you want to proceed with reload?[confirm] Trying to reload Service Module IDS-Sensor0/1. changing state from: SERVICE_MODULE_STATE_STDY to SERVICE_MODULE_STATE_SHDN Router#service-module error cannot communicate ids-Sensor 0/1 status - Check the status of the module after a reload Service Module is Cisco IDS-Sensor0/1 Service Module supports session via TTY line 258 Service Module is failed - Eventually it will either come back in the Failed State or Steady State Service Module heartbeat-reset is enabled Service Module is in fail open Service Module status is not available Router#service-module ids-Sensor 0/1 reload - With the failed above try to reload one more time to get a response from the OS. Do you want to proceed with reload?[confirm] Trying to reload Service Module IDS-Sensor0/1. changing state from: SERVICE_MODULE_STATE_FAIL to SERVICE_MODULE_STATE_SHDN Router#service-module ids-Sensor 0/1 status Service Module is Cisco IDS-Sensor0/1 Service Module supports session via TTY line 258 Service Module is trying to recover from reset/shutdown - You will see that the module is trying to recover and load the operating system back for the sensor to be accessible. Service Module heartbeat-reset is enabled Service Module is in fail open Service Module status is not available Router#service-module ids-Sensor 0/1 status - The module comes back in failed state again so Service Module is Cisco IDS-Sensor0/1 Service Module supports session via TTY line 258 Service Module is failed Service Module heartbeat-reset is enabled Service Module is in fail open Service Module status is not available Router#service-module ids-Sensor 0/1 shutdown - Do a