This section helps you install the major components of the Sentinel system. The Sentinel installer offers the option of a Simple installation or Custom installation. The Simple installation installs all components on one machine and is intended for demonstration or training systems. This is not intended for production use as many minimal default settings are used for a Simple installation. The Custom installation can be used to install one or more Sentinel components at a time and can be used for distributed production installations.
In addition to the Sentinel components, there are several other applications that can be part of the Sentinel system:
Database: The database stores the events, correlated events, and configuration information. The database must be installed according to the best practices recommended by Oracle and Microsoft for database installation, directory structure, and so on.
Crystal Reports Server: Crystal (and its associated Web Server and database) is used to generate reports from the Novell report library or custom-designed reports, and has a separate installer for Crystal components. For more information about installing Crystal, see Section 7.0, Crystal Reports for Windows and Section 8.0, Crystal Reports for Linux.
Crystal Reports Developer: This application is used to create and modify reports.
Advisor:
Advisor provides real-time intelligence about attacks and vulnerabilities, including real-time exploit detection to determine which threats are taking place against vulnerable systems. For more information about Advisor, see Advisor Usage and Maintenance
in the Sentinel 6.1 User Guide.
Sentinel Link Solution:
Sentinel Link is a mechanism that provides the ability to hierarchically link multiple Sentinel systems, including Novell Sentinel Log Manager, Novell Sentinel, and Novell Sentinel Rapid Deployment. You can hierarchically link two or more Sentinel systems to forward filtered events from one Sentinel system to another for further evaluation. For more information on Sentinel Link Solution, see Sentinel Link Solution
in the Sentinel 6.1 User Guide.
NOTE:Remedy Service Desk integration was previously available as an installer option. With the Sentinel 6.1 release, Remedy integration is available separately as an Integrator plug-in and is no longer included in the Sentinel installer. With the proper license, the Remedy Integrator and associated Action can be downloaded at the Sentinel Content Web site.