1.1 Software Requirements

1.1.1 Sentinel Server Operating Systems and Platforms

Software

Software

Sentinel Server, Collector Manager, or Correlation Engine

Sentinel runs on x86_64-based hardware and operating systems. It can run in Standard and FIPS 140-2 modes:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP1 64-bit

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 64-bit

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 64-bit (for both traditional and appliance installations)

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 64-bit (for both traditional and appliance installations)

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 8.1 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.7 64-bit

    IMPORTANT:Do not upgrade from RHEL version 7.7 to version 8.x because this is not supported by Red Hat. For more information, see the RedHat documentation.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.6 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.5 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.4 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.3 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.2 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.10 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.9 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.8 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.7 64-bit

Sentinel Server Software Appliance (includes SLES 12 SP3 operating system)

  • ISO appliance

    IMPORTANT:For the ISO appliance to work properly, you must disable the EFI BIOS and use the Legacy BIOS.

    • VMWare ESX 6.7

    • VMWare ESX 6.5

    • VMware ESX 6.0

    • VMware ESX 5.5

    • Hyper-V Server 2016

    • Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (via DVD ISO)

    • Hardware without a pre-installed operating system (via DVD ISO)

  • OVF appliance

    • VMWare ESX 6.7

    • VMWare ESX 6.5

    • VMware ESX 6.0

    • VMware ESX 5.5

Data indexing

Notes:

  • Sentinel is certified on ext3 (SUSE), ext4 (Red Hat), and XFS file systems.

  • Sentinel is not supported if the operating system is in FIPS mode.

  • Sentinel is not certified on Open Enterprise Server installs of SLES.

  • For SLES operating systems, use SLES 12 SP2 or later for CDH and Elasticsearch because the installation of some scalable storage services is more streamlined on these versions. For instance, the Elasticsearch RPM installer used on SLES 12 SP2 or later makes the installation easier.

1.1.2 Data Synchronization Platforms

Sentinel includes a feature to synchronize data subsets and summaries to a data warehouse.

Feature

Runs On

Data Synchronization

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

  • Oracle Database 12c

  • Oracle Database 11g

  • PostgreSQL

  • IBM DB2

  • Sybase

1.1.3 Client Software

  • Java Java 1.8 is required to launch Solution Designer and Sentinel Control Center.

  • Browsers The Sentinel interface is optimized for viewing at 1280 x 1024 or higher resolution in the following supported browsers:

    • Microsoft Edge

    • Google Chrome

    • Mozilla Firefox

    • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

    Although not officially certified, other modern browsers are known to work reasonably well with the Sentinel interface.