IMPORTANT:Sentinel 7.1 and later require that the operating system must be IPv6 enabled. Ensure that IPv6 is enabled in the operating system before you upgrade your system to Sentinel 7.1 or later. If IPv6 is not enabled, major components will fail to operate.
Use the following steps to upgrade the Sentinel server:
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 7.1 Administration Guide.
Download the latest installer from the Novell download site.
Log in as root to the server where you want to upgrade Sentinel.
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.
Change to the directory where the install file was extracted.
Specify the following command to upgrade Sentinel:
./install-sentinel
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.
Read the end user license, enter yes or y to accept the license, then continue with the installation.
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. To continue with the upgrade, press y.
The installation starts installing all RPM packages. This installation might take a few seconds to complete.
Clear your Web browser cache to view the latest Sentinel version.
(Conditional) To upgrade Collector Manager systems and Correlation Engine systems, see Section 22.0, Upgrading the Collector Manager or the Correlation Engine.