This section provides information about installing Sentinel, Collector Managers, and Correlation Engines using the ISO appliance image. This image format allows you to generate a full disk image format that can be deployed directly to hardware, either physical (bare metal) or virtual (uninstalled virtual machine in a hypervisor) by using a bootable ISO DVD image.
Ensure that the environment where you are going to install Sentinel as ISO appliance meets the following prerequisites:
(Conditional) If you are installing Sentinel ISO appliance on bare metal hardware, download the appliance ISO disk image from the support site, unpack the file, and make a DVD.
Ensure that the system where you want to install the ISO disk image has a minimum memory of 4.5 GB for the installation to complete.
Ensure that the minimum hard disk space is 50 GB for the installer to make the automatic partition proposal.
To install the Sentinel ISO appliance:
Download the ISO virtual appliance image from the NetIQ Download Website.
(Conditional) If you are using a hypervisor:
Set up the virtual machine using the ISO virtual appliance image, and power it on.
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Copy the ISO image into a DVD, set up the virtual machine using the DVD, and power it on.
(Conditional) If you are installing the Sentinel appliance on bare metal hardware:
Boot the physical machine from the DVD drive with the DVD.
Follow the installation wizard on-screen instructions.
Run the Live DVD appliance image by selecting the top entry in the boot menu.
The installation first checks for the available memory and disk space. If the available memory is less than 2.5 GB, the installation is automatically terminated. If the available memory is more than 2.5 GB but less than 6.7 GB, the installation displays a message that you have less memory than is recommended. Enter y if you want to continue with the installation, or enter n if you do not want to proceed.
Select the language of your choice, then click Next.
Select the keyboard Configuration, then click Next.
Read and accept the SUSE Enterprise Server Software License Agreement. Click Next
Read and accept the NetIQ Sentinel End User License Agreement. Click Next
On the Hostname and Domain Name page, specify the hostname and domain name. Deselect Assign Hostname to Loopback IP.
Click Next.
Choose one of the following connection settings options:
To use the current network connection settings, select Use the following configuration on the Network Configuration II page.
To change the network connection settings, click Change, then make the desired changes.
Click Next.
Set the Time and Date, then click Next.
To change the NTP configuration after installation, use YaST from the appliance command line. You can use WebYast to change the time and date settings, but not the NTP configuration.
If the time appears out of sync immediately after the install, run the following command to restart NTP:
rcntp restart
Set the root password, then click Next.
Set the Sentinel admin password, then click Next.
Ensure that Install Sentinel appliance to hard drive (for Live DVD image only) is selected to install the appliance on the physical server. This check box is selected by default.
If you deselect this check box, the appliance is not installed on the physical server and will run only in the LIVE DVD mode, proceed to Step 21.
In the YaST2 live installer console, select Next.
The YaST2 live installer console installs the appliance to the hard disk. The YaST2 live installer console repeats some of the earlier installation steps.
The Suggested Partitioning screen displays the recommended partition setup. Review the partition setup, configure the setup (if necessary), and then select Next. Modify these settings only if you are familiar with configuring partitions in SLES.
You can configure the partition setup by using the various partitioning options on the screen. For more information about configuring partitions, see Using the YaST Partitioner in the SLES documentation and Section 6.6, Planning Partitions for Data Storage.
Enter the root password and select Next.
The Live Installation Settings screen displays the selected installation settings. Review the settings, configure the settings (if necessary), and then select Install.
Select Install to confirm the Installation.
Wait until the installation finishes. It might take few minutes for all services to start up after installation because the system performs a one-time initialization.
Select OK to reboot the system.
Make a note of the appliance IP address that is shown in the console.
Enter the root username and password at the console to log in to the appliance.
The default value for the username is root and the password is the password you set in Step 17.
Proceed with Section 13.3, Post-Installation Configuration for the Appliance.
The procedure to install a Collector Manager or a Correlation Engine is the same except that you need to download the appropriate ISO appliance file from the NetIQ Download website.
Complete Step 1 through Step 13 in Section 13.1.2, Installing Sentinel.
Specify the following configuration for the Collector Manager or the Correlation Engine:
Sentinel Server Hostname or IP Address: Specify the host name or IP address of the Sentinel server that the Collector Manager or Correlation Engine should connect to.
Sentinel Communication Channel Port: Specify the Sentinel server communication channel port number. The default port number is 61616.
Communication Channel User Name: Specify the communication channel user name, which is the Collector Manager or Correlation Engine user name.
Communication Channel User Password: Specify the communication channel user Password.
The communication channel user credentials are stored in the /<install_dir>/etc/opt/novell/sentinel/config/activemqusers.properties file located on the Sentinel server.
To verify the credentials, see the following line in the activemqusers.properties file:
For Collector Manager:
collectormanager=<password>
In this example, collectormanager is the username and the corresponding value is the password.
For Correlation Engine:
correlationengine=<password>
In this example, correlationengine is the username and the corresponding value is the password.
Install Sentinel appliance to hard drive (for Live DVD image only): Ensure you select this check box to install the appliance on the physical server.
If you deselect this check box, the appliance will not be installed on the physical server and will run only in the Live DVD mode.
Click Next.
Accept the certificate when prompted.
Complete Step 15 through Step 20 in Section 13.1.2, Installing Sentinel.
Make a note of the appliance IP address that is shown in the console.
The console displays a message that this appliance is the Sentinel Collector Manager or Correlation Engine depending on what you chose to install, along with the IP address. The Console also displays the Sentinel server user interface IP address.
Complete Step 22 through Step 23 in Section 13.1.2, Installing Sentinel.