8.4 Downloading the Advisor Feed

To access the updated Advisor feed, you must download the feed and process the downloaded feed to load it into the Sentinel database. You can download the Advisor feed manually or you can configure the Sentinel server for automated downloads at fixed intervals.

NOTE:To download Advisor updates, you must purchase the Advisor Data Subscription and obtain the credentials.

8.4.1 Configuring the Sentinel Server for Automated Downloads

You can use the Download Manager to configure the Sentinel server for automated Advisor feed downloads. For more information on Download Manager, see Section 9.0, Download Manager.

To launch Download Manager from the Advisor window:

  1. Open the Advisor window by doing one of the following:

    • Click Admin > Advisor.

    • Select Advisor in the Navigation pane.

    • Click the icon on the toolbar.

  2. Click Launch Download Manager.

    The Download Manager window is displayed. For more information on Download Manager, see Section 9.0, Download Manager.

8.4.2 Downloading the Advisor Feed Manually

  1. Log in to the Novell download Web site (https://secure-www.novell.com/sentinel/download/advisor/) by using your Novell eLogin username and password.

    The Novell eLogin username and password must be associated with the Advisor license.

  2. Download all the .zip and .md5 files.

  3. Copy the downloaded feed files to the Sentinel 6.1 server.

    To process the downloaded feed, you must provide the location where you have saved the feed in Admin > Advisor window. The default location is $ESEC_HOME/data/updates/advisor.