Operational Scripts

The scripts below can be used during the normal operation of Sentinel.

Script File:

Description:

  • adv_change_passwd.bat

  • adv_change_passwd.sh

Resets the encrypted Advisor password stored in the Advisor configuration files. For more information, refer to the section Resetting Advisor password (Direct Download Only) in the Advisor Configuration chapter of the Sentinel Installation Guide.

  • advisor.bat

  • advisor.sh

Starts the Internet download and processing of Advisor feed data. This script is scheduled to run automatically when Advisor is installed.

  • AnalyzePartitions.sh

Runs the analyze partitions action on the Sentinel Database. This script is only available for Sentinel Database running on Oracle. For more information, refer to the section Analyze Partitions in the Supported Platforms and Best Practices chapter of the Sentinel Installation Guide.

  • BackupIncidentData.bat

  • BackupIncidentData.sh

Used to backup Incident related data before running the delete incident utilities. For more information, contact Novell Technical Support.

  • control_center.bat

  • control_center.sh

Launches the Sentinel Control Center graphical user interface.

  • dbconfig.bat

  • dbconfig

Configures the database connection settings stored in the DAS container xml files. For more information, refer to the section Reconfiguring Database Connection Properties in the Sentinel Data Access Service chapter of the Sentinel Installation Guide.

  • dbHealthCheck.sh

Displays Sentinel Database heath information. This script is only available for Sentinel Database running on Oracle. For more information, refer to section Database Health Check for Oracle in the Supported Platforms and Best Practices chapter of the Sentinel Installation Guide.

  • extconfig.bat

  • extconfig

Resets any of the encrypted 3rd Party Integration passwords stored in the das_query.xml file. For more information, refer to either the section Resetting the Remedy Password in the Remedy Help Desk Operations chapter or section Resetting the HP OpenView Passwords in the chapter HP OpenView Service Desk Integration, both of which are in the 3rd Party Integration Guide.

  • keymgr.bat

  • keymgr.sh

Generates a random encryption key to be used to encrypt messages in transport over the iSCALE message bus. For more information, refer to the section Changing the Communication Encryption Key in the chapter Communication Layer (iSCALE) of the Sentinel Installation Guide

  • mailconfig.bat

  • mailconfig.sh

  • mailconfigtest.bat

  • mailconfigtest.sh

Configures and tests the configuration of SMTP e-mail server settings. For more information, refer to Configuring Sentinel E-mail.

  • register_trusted_client.bat

  • register_trusted_client.sh

Registers the Sentinel installation as a trusted client of the Communication Server on the machine where this script is run. This script is used when manually configuring Collector Manager to connect to Sentinel through the proxy. For more information, refer to the section Collector Manager in the chapter Communication Layer (iSCALE) of the Sentinel Installation Guide.

  • sdm.bat

  • sdm

Launches the Sentinel Data Manager application. For more information, refer to the Sentinel Data Manager chapter of the Sentinel User's Guide.

  • sentinel.sh

  • sentinel.bat

Starts or stops the Sentinel Server. For more information, refer to Starting and Stopping Sentinel Server.

  • softwarekey.bat

  • softwarekey.sh

Resets the Sentinel license key. For more information, refer to Updating Your License Key.

  • versionreader.bat

  • versionreader.sh

Displays the version information stored in a Sentinel jar file. For more information, refer to Sentinel .jar Version Information.