WitFoo Precinct Multi-Node Deployment Checklist

[Mike Riforgiate]

Deploy Appliances (https://www.witfoo.com/tech-specs/) 
It is highly recommended that appliances be thick provisioned to prevent performance and stability issues.

• Data Node (Recommend 3)
• Streamer Node (Recommend 1 for each transport type: syslog, NetFlow, Splunk, eStreamer, Beats)
• IE/Management Node (Recommend 1)

Verify that each appliance has required resources outlined in the table.

• At least 8GB of RAM on Streamer nodes (12GB ideal)
• At least 12GB of RAM on IE/Management nodes (16GB ideal)
• At least 12GB of RAM on Data nodes (16GB ideal)
• At least 4 CPU Cores (8 Cores ideal)
• Verify by running htop in each appliance

 

 

Default log in on each appliance is witfooadmin : F00theN0ise! 

• Can be reached via SSH or via Console Interface 

Enable NTP sync by either 1) allowing NTP connections to ntp.ubuntu.com on 123/udp or 2) configuring an internal NTP service on each node: https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/network-ntp

Configure the IP address of the appliance by clicking on the Network icon in the Console UI or in accordance with Ubuntu documentation (https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/network-configuration.html). Alternatively, use a DHCP lease reservation for assigning the IP address. 

Update Ubuntu packages as necessary.

Run ./register script following directions (see: https://vimeo.com/422153063) 

• Run on all Node types (Data, Streamer, Management)

Wait 30 minutes for systems to initialize and pull code updates 

Create the first account at https://IP_OF_MANAGEMENT_NODE/auth/register (replace IP_OF_MANAGEMENT_NODE  with the IP Address of the Management Node.) 

In the interface go to Admin -> Settings -> General. Configure all settings. 

Configure and test email integration at Admin -> Settings -> Email 

Configure supported Integrations at Admin -> SOAR (see: https://community.witfoo.com/forums/forum/integrations/) 

If configuring SAML with Office 365 see: https://community.witfoo.com/forums/topic/saml-with-azure-ad-office-365/ 

Send syslog to the IP address of the Streamer node on 514/udp (most common), 514/tcp or 6514/tcp (for SSL or TLS). See https://community.witfoo.com/forums/forum/integrations/ for integration specific guidance. 

If sending Winlogbeats or NetFlow, create an additional Streamer for each. Send NetFlow to 2055/udp. Use the following settings for Winlogbeats: https://community.witfoo.com/forums/topic/winlogbeats/ 

Create additional user accounts at Admin -> Users 

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