15.0 Upgrading the Sentinel Server

  1. Make a backup of your configuration, then create an ESM export.

    For more information on backing up data, see Backing Up and Restoring Data in the NetIQ Sentinel 7.0.1 Administration Guide.

  2. Download the latest installer from the Novell download site.

  3. Log in as root to the server where you want to upgrade Sentinel.

  4. 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.

  5. Change to the directory where the install file was extracted.

  6. Specify the following command to upgrade Sentinel:

    ./install-sentinel
    
  7. To proceed with a language of your choice, select the number next to the language.

    The end user license agreement is displayed in the selected language.

  8. Read the end user license, enter yes or y to accept the license, then continue with the installation.

  9. The installation script detects that an older version of the product already exists and prompts you to specify if you want to upgrade the product. If you press n, the installation terminates. To continue with the upgrade, press y.

    The installation starts installing all RPM packages. This installation might take a few seconds to complete.

  10. (Conditional) To upgrade Collector Manager systems, see Section 17.0, Upgrading the Collector Manager.

  11. (Conditional) To upgrade the Correlation Engine system, see Section 18.0, Upgrading the Correlation Engine.