Planning

This section lists considerations to make before migrating older policies and before configuring appliance options such as FIPS and SNORT.

Planning the firmware update and policy migration
Firmware version 4.1 is a major feature update for the IBM® Security Network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)product line. This update offers many new features and changes from previous releases. Please read through this document in its entirely and follow the procedures carefully in the order in which they appear.
Data loss prevention, important considerations
Consider performance and tuning when evaluating whether this feature is right for your environment.
Risks associated with OpenSignatures
Poorly written rules or signatures can impact sensor performance or have other consequences.
Risks and considerations with SNORT
Take these steps and consider these appliance behaviors when using SNORT.
FIPS considerations for Network IPSappliances
This topic lists important issues to consider before you enable FIPS mode on yourNetwork IPS appliance.
IPv6
IBM Security Network Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) protects IPv6 networks from attacks. Any special considerations related to IPv6 support are noted in the appliance help.