2.4 Interactive Installation

2.4.1 Standard Configuration

  1. Download the Sentinel installation file from the Novell Downloads Web page:

    1. In the Product or Technology field, browse to and select SIEM-Sentinel.

    2. Click Search.

    3. Click the button in the Download column for Sentinel 7.0 Evaluation.

    4. Click proceed to download, then specify your customer name and password.

    5. Click download for the installation version for your platform.

  2. Specify at the command line the following command to extract the installation file.

    tar zxvf <install_filename>
    

    Replace <install_filename> with the actual name of the install file.

  3. Change to the directory where you extracted the installer:

    cd sentinel_server-7.0.0.0.x86_64
    
  4. Specify the following command to install Sentinel:

    ./install-sentinel
    

    or

    If you want to install Sentinel on more than one system, you can record your installation options in a file. You can use this file for an unattended Sentinel installation on other systems. To record your installation options, specify the following command:

    ./install-sentinel -r <response_filename>
    
  5. Specify the number for the language you want to use for the installation, then press Enter.

    The end user license agreement is displayed in the selected language.

  6. Press the Spacebar to read through the license agreement.

  7. Enter yes or y to accept the license and continue with the installation.

    The installation might take a few seconds to load the installation packages and prompt for the configuration type.

  8. When prompted, specify 1 to proceed with the standard configuration.

    Installation proceeds with the 90-day evaluation license key included with the installer. This license key activates the full set of product features for a 90-day trial period. At any time during or after the trial period, you can replace the evaluation license with a license key you have purchased.

  9. Specify the password for the administrator user admin.

  10. Confirm the password again.

    This password is used by admin, dbauser, and appuser.

    The Sentinel installation finishes and the server starts. It might take few minutes for all services to start after installation because the system performs a one-time initialization. Wait until the installation finishes before you log in to the server.

To access the Sentinel Web interface, specify the following URL in your Web browser:

https://<IP_Address_Sentinel_server>:8443.

The <IP_Address_Sentinel_server> is the IP address or DNS name of the Sentinel server and 8443 is the default port for the Sentinel server.

2.4.2 Custom Configuration

If you are installing Sentinel with a custom configuration, you can specify the license key, change the password for different users, and specify values for different ports that are used to interact with the internal components.

  1. Download the Sentinel installation file from the Novell Downloads Web page:

    1. In the Product or Technology field, browse to and select SIEM-Sentinel.

    2. Click Search.

    3. Click the button in the Download column for Sentinel 7.0 Evaluation.

    4. Click proceed to download, then specify your customer name and password.

    5. Click download for the installation version for your platform.

  2. Specify at the command line the following command to extract the installation file.

    tar zxvf <install_filename>
    

    Replace <install_filename> with the actual name of the install file.

  3. Specify the following command in the root of the extracted directory to install Sentinel:

    ./install-sentinel
    

    or

    If you want to use this custom configuration to install Sentinel on more than one system, you can record your installation options in a file. You can use this file for an unattended Sentinel installation on other systems. To record your installation options, specify the following command:

    ./install-sentinel -r <response_filename>
    
  4. Specify the number for the language you want to use for the installation, then press Enter.

    The end user license agreement is displayed in the selected language.

  5. Press the Spacebar to read through the license agreement.

  6. Enter yes or y to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation.

    The installation might take a few seconds to load the installation packages and prompt for the configuration type.

  7. Specify 2 to perform a custom configuration of Sentinel.

  8. Enter 1 to use the default 90-day evaluation license key

    or

    Enter 2 to enter a purchased license key for Sentinel.

  9. Specify the password for the administrator user admin and confirm the password again.

  10. Specify the password for the database user dbauser and confirm the password again.

    The dbauser account is the identity used by Sentinel to interact with the database. The password you enter here can be used to perform database maintenance tasks, including resetting the admin password if the admin password is forgotten or lost.

  11. Specify the password for the application user appuser and confirm the password again.

  12. Change the port assignments for the Sentinel services by entering the desired number, then specifying the new port number.

  13. After you have changed the ports, specify 7 for done.

  14. Enter 1 to authenticate users using only the internal database.

    or

    If you have configured an LDAP directory in your domain, enter 2 to authenticate users by using LDAP directory authentication.

    The default value is 1.

    The Sentinel installation finishes and the server starts. It might take few minutes for all services to start after installation because the system performs a one-time initialization. Wait until the installation finishes before you log in to the server.

To access the Sentinel Web interface, specify the following URL in your Web browser:

https://<IP_Address_Sentinel_server>:8443.

The <IP_Address_Sentinel_server> is the IP address or DNS name of the Sentinel server and 8443 is the default port for the Sentinel server.