Sentinel includes the following easy-to-use user interfaces:
With the Novell Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Web interface, you can manage reports and launch the Sentinel Control Center (SCC), the Sentinel Data Manager, and the Solution Designer. You can also download the Collector Manager installer and the Client installer from the page of the Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Web interface.
For more information, see Managing Sentinel Rapid Deployment Through the Web Interface
in the Sentinel Rapid Deployment User Guide.
The SCC provides an integrated security management dashboard that enables analysts to quickly identify new trends or attacks, manipulate and interact with real-time graphical information, and respond to incidents.
You can launch the SCC either as a client application or by using Java Webstart.
The key features of the SCC include:
Active Views: Provides real-time analytics and visualization
Analysis: Runs and saves offline queries
Incidents: Provides incident creation and management
Correlation: Provides correlation rules definition and management
iTRAC: Provides process management for documenting, enforcing, and tracking incident resolution processes
Reporting: Provides historical reports and metrics
Event Source Management: Provides collector deployment and monitoring
Solution Manager: Installs, implements, and tests the Solution Pack contents
For more information, see Sentinel Control Center
in the Sentinel Rapid Deployment User Guide.
The Sentinel Data Manager allows you to manage the Sentinel database. You can perform the following operations in the Sentinel Data Manager:
Monitor database space utilization.
View and manage database partitions.
Manage database archives.
Import archived data back into the database.
For more information, see Sentinel Data Manager
in the Sentinel Rapid Deployment User Guide.
The Sentinel Solution Designer is used to create and modify Solution Packs, which are packaged sets of Sentinel content, such as correlation rules, actions, iTRAC workflows, and reports.
Sentinel content is the extended functionality of the Sentinel system. This content includes Sentinel Actions, Integrators, and Sentinel plug-ins such as Collectors, Connectors, and Solution Packs that might include multiple other types of plug-ins. These modular components are used to integrate with third-party systems, install a complete control-based security solution, and provide automated remediation for detected incidents.
For more information, see Solution Packs
in the Sentinel Rapid Deployment User Guide.
The Sentinel Plug-in SDK includes libraries and code developed by the Novell Engineering, as well as the template and sample code that you can use to develop your own projects. For more information, see the Sentinel SDK.