A plug-in is a package of code that provides additional functionality to Sentinel; ESM leverages two types of plug-ins called Collectors (scripts) and Connectors. Implementing these features as plug-ins allows Novell to deliver enhancements to our event collection system without the need to deliver a new version of the Sentinel platform.
Collector: The Collector plug-in adds the ability to parse raw data from an event source. This is similar to the Collector in Sentinel 5; however, from Sentinel 6.x onward, the plug-in also provides additional metadata to enable the ESM panel to prompt the user for parameter values as well as enable ESM to automatically select supported connection methods that work well with the Collector. This metadata is added to the Collector plug-in by the plug-in developer. Collectors are written by using JavaScript or our legacy scripting language and as such are sometimes called scripts.
Connector: In Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment, all Connectors are pluggable. A Connector plug-in contains both the implementation of the connection mechanism used to gather data from an event source as well as the GUI screens needed to configure the Connector. This allows for a user to easily add additional Connectors to Sentinel.
Hot Fixes and New Functionality: In the future, some Sentinel enhancements and defect fixes might be available as plug-ins.
After you import a plug-in into Sentinel, it is centrally stored in the Plug-In Repository. The appropriate Sentinel component on other machines automatically starts by using the plug-in.
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