Sentinel Rapid Deployment Installation Guide

Sentinel Rapid Deployment Installation Guide

Product Overview

Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Overview

Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Configuration

Sentinel Rapid Deployment User Interfaces

Sentinel Server Components

Sentinel Plug-Ins

Language Support

System Requirements

Supported Platforms

Hardware Requirements

Supported Web Browsers

Virtual Environment

Recommended Limits

Overview

Installation on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Installing the Collector Manager and Client Applications

Manually Starting and Stopping the Sentinel Services

Manual Upgrade of Java

Post-Installation Configuration

LDAP Authentication

Updating the License Key from an Evaluation Key to a Production Key

Upgrading Sentinel Rapid Deployment

Installing the Patch on the Server

Upgrading the Collector Manager and Client Applications

Security Considerations for Sentinel Rapid Deployment

Hardening

Securing Communication across the Network

Securing Users and Passwords

Securing Sentinel Data

Backing Up Information

Securing the Operating System

Viewing Sentinel Audit Events

Using a CA Certificate

Testing the Functionalities of Sentinel Rapid Deployment

Testing the Rapid Deployment Installation

Cleaning Up after Testing

Using Real Data

Uninstalling Sentinel Rapid Deployment

Uninstalling the Sentinel Rapid Deployment Server

Uninstalling the Remote Collector Manager and Sentinel Client Applications

Updating the Sentinel Rapid Deployment Hostname

Server

Client Applications

Troubleshooting Tips

Database Authentication Fails on Entering Invalid Credentials

Sentinel Web Interface Fails to Start Up

Remote Collector Manager Throws Exception on Windows 2008 When UAC is Enabled

UUID Does Not Get Created for Imaged Collector Managers

Best Practices for Maintaining PostgreSQL Database

Modifying the Memory Configuration Parameters

Reducing the I/O Impact of Vacuum/Analyze