3.3 Custom Installation

If you choose the custom installation method, you have the option to install the product with a license key and also select an authentication option.You can set up LDAP authentication for Sentinel Log Manager in addition to the database authentication. When you configure Sentinel Log Manager for LDAP authentication, users can log in to the server by using the LDAP directory credentials.

If you do not configure the Sentinel Log Manager for LDAP authentication during the installation process, you can configure authentication after the installation, if necessary. To set up LDAP authentication after installation, see LDAP Authentication in the Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.2 Administration Guide.

  1. Download and copy the install files from the Novell Download site.

  2. Log in as root to the server where you want to install Sentinel Log Manager.

  3. 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.

  4. Change to the directory where the install file is extracted.

  5. Specify the following command to run the install-slm script to install Sentinel Log Manager: 

    ./install-slm

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. When prompted, specify the option to proceed with the custom installation.

  9. When prompted to specify the license key option, enter 2 to specify the license key for the purchased product.

  10. Specify the license key, then press Enter.

    For more information about license keys, see License Information in the Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.2 Administration Guide.

  11. Specify the password for the administrator user.

  12. Confirm the password for the administrator user.

  13. Specify the password for the database administrator (dbauser).

  14. Confirm the password for the database administrator (dbauser).

  15. You can configure any valid port number within the specified range for the following services:

    • Web Server

    • Java Message Service

    • Client Proxy Service

    • Database Service

    • Agent Internal Gateway

    If you want to proceed with the default ports, enter option 6 to continue with the custom installation.

  16. Specify the option to authenticate users through an external LDAP directory.

  17. Specify the IP address or the hostname of the LDAP server.

    The default value is localhost. However, you should not install the LDAP server on the same machine as the Sentinel Log Manager server.

  18. Select one of the following LDAP connection types:

    • SSL/TSL LDAP connection: Establishes a secured connection between the browser and the server for the authentication. Enter 1 to specify this option.

    • Unencrypted LDAP connection: Establishes an unencrypted connection. Enter 2 to specify this option.

  19. Specify the LDAP server port number. The default SSL port is 636 and the default non SSL port is 389.

  20. (Conditional) If you selected SSL/TSL LDAP connection, specify whether the LDAP server certificate is signed by a well known CA.

  21. (Conditional) If you specified n, specify the filename of the LDAP server certificate.

  22. Select whether you want to perform anonymous searches on the LDAP directory:

    • Perform anonymous searches on the LDAP directory: Sentinel Log Manager server performs an anonymous search on the LDAP directory based on the specified user name to fetch the corresponding LDAP user distinguished name (DN). Enter 1 to specify this method.

    • Do not perform anonymous searches on the LDAP directory: Enter 2 to specify this option.

  23. (Conditional) If you selected anonymous search, specify the search attribute and move to Step 26.

  24. (Conditional) If you did not select anonymous search in Step 22, specify whether you are using Microsoft Active Directory.

    For Active Directory, the userPrincipalName attribute whose value is of the form userName@domainName can be optionally used to authenticate the user before searching for the LDAP user object, with out the need to enter user DN.

  25. (Conditional) If you want to use the above approach for Active Directory, specify the domain name.

  26. Specify the Base DN.

  27. Press y to specify that the options provided are correct, else press n and change the configuration.

  28. 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 6.0, Logging In to the Web Interface.

  29. To configure event sources to send data to Sentinel Log Manager, see Configuring Data Collection in the Sentinel Log Manager 1.2.2 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.