The standard installation procedure installs Sentinel Log Manager with all the default options and a 90-day evaluation license.
Download and copy the install files from the Novell Download site.
Log in as root to the server where you want to install Sentinel Log Manager.
Specify the following command to extract the install files from the tar file:
tar xfz <install_filename>
Replace <install_filename> with the actual name of the install file.
Specify the following command to run the install-slm script to install Sentinel Log Manager:
./install-slm
If you want to install Sentinel Log Manager on more than one system, you can record your installation options in a file. You can use this file to install Sentinel Log Manager on other systems unattended. To record your installation options, specify the following command:
./install-slm -r responseFile
To proceed with a language of your choice, select the number specified next to the language.
The end user license agreement is displayed in the selected language.
Read the end user license and enter yes or y to accept the license and continue with the installation.
The installation starts installing all RPM packages. This installation might take a few seconds to complete.
The installation creates a novell group and a novell user, if they do not already exist.
When prompted, specify the option to proceed with standard installation.
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.
Specify the password for the administrator user.
Confirm the password for the administrator user.
The installer selects the method and proceeds with the installation.
The Sentinel Log Manager installation completes and the server starts.It might take about 5-10 minutes for all services to start up after installation as the system performs a one time initialization. Wait for this duration before you log in to the server.
To log in to the Sentinel Log Manager server, use the URL specified in the installation output. The URL is similar to https://10.0.0.1:8443/novelllogmanager.
For more information on logging in to the server, see Section 5.0, Logging In to the Web Interface.
To configure event sources to send data to Sentinel Log Manager, see Configuring Data Collection
in the Sentinel Log Manager 1.1 Administration Guide.
NOTE:When you start the system for the first time after installation, it might take approximately five minutes for the system to initialize before you can start using it. This delay only occurs when you start the system for the first time after the installation or an update.
Sentinel Log Manager does not support usage of symbolic links to point to the install directory because that causes errors during the data archiving process. Therefore, to re-locate the install directory, you can not just move the directory and then set up a symbolic link from the original directory location.