Updating Connector/Collector Plug-Ins

If a new version of a Connector or Collector is released, you can update the Sentinel system and any deployed instances of the Connector or Collector.

NOTE:When you use the Sentinel Control Center to browse to locate a file on the desktop of the Collector Manager, clicking Desktop takes you to the desktop of the user running the Collector Manager, usually SYSTEM. Extra steps might be necessary to navigate to the correct user’s desktop.

To update a Connector or Collector plug-in:

  1. Click Tools and select Import plugin. The Import Plugin Wizard window displays.

  2. Select from the two options available in this window. Click Next.

  3. Browse to a location of the Connector or Collector Plugin package file, select the file, click OK, then click Next.

    If the file imported is not in the format specified for the Collector scripts or for the Connector plug-in package, system displays an error message.

  4. (Conditional) If you are updating an already-imported Connector or Collector, you are provided with the option of updating the existing plug-in, going back and selecting a different plug-in, or canceling the import. If you want to continue, click Next.

    The Plugin details window displays.

  5. Select the Update Deployed Plugins option to update any currently deployed plug-ins that use this Connector or Collector.

  6. Click View Deployed Plugins to view the plug-ins deployed in the ESM Live View.

    The number in parentheses represents the number of instances of this plug-in that are currently deployed and configured. The Deployed Plugins window displays the Affected Connectors/Event Sources/Event Source Servers or Affected Collectors. These are the components whose configuration is affected because of adding already existing Connectors/Collectors in ESM.

    Description

    User Interface

    Affected Collectors

    Affected Event Sources/Connectors/Event Source Servers:

  7. Click Finish.

NOTE:When you add a plug-in into Sentinel, it is placed in the Plugin Repository, which enables Sentinel components on other machines to start using the plug-in without adding the plug-in separately.

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