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Novell Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 2

September, 2009

This document has the following information about Novell

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 Sentinel™ 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 2:

Section 1, “Overview,” on page 1

Section 2, “New Features in Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 2,” on page 1

Section 3, “Prerequisites,” on page 2

Section 4, “Installation,” on page 3

Section 5, “Sentinel Database Patch Installation,” on page 5

Section 6, “Post-Installation,” on page 8

Section 7, “Defects Fixed in Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 2,” on page 8

Section 8, “Known Issues in Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 2,” on page 9

Section 9, “Defects Fixed in Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 1,” on page 10

Section 10, “Documentation Conventions,” on page 11

Section 11, “Legal Notices,” on page 11

1  Overview

This hotfix applies the latest software fixes and enhancements to an existing installation of Sentinel 
6.1 SP1 and 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 1. 

This hotfix must be installed on all existing Sentinel 6.1 SP1 clients and servers. This includes 
machines with the Sentinel server, correlation engine, Sentinel database, Collector Manager, 
Sentinel Control Center, Collector Builder, and Sentinel Data Manager.

2  New Features in Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 2

Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 2 is a maintenance release for Sentinel 6.1 SP1 and Sentinel 6.1 SP1 Hotfix 
1. In addition to bug fixes, enhancements are made to the following features.

Section 2.1, “Global Filters,” on page 1

Section 2.2, “JRE Upgrade,” on page 2

Section 2.3, “LDAP Authentication,” on page 2

Section 2.4, “Collector Manager,” on page 2

2.1  Global Filters

JavaScript* actions have now been associated with global filters

An 

Action Manager

 button has been added in the Global Filter Configuration window, which 

enables you to add, modify, and delete actions.

Summary of Contents for SENTINEL 6.1 SP1 HOTFIX 2 - READ ME 9-2009

Page 1: ...the latest software fixes and enhancements to an existing installation of Sentinel 6 1 SP1 and 6 1 SP1 Hotfix 1 This hotfix must be installed on all existing Sentinel 6 1 SP1 clients and servers This...

Page 2: ...arsed by the Collector Manager Sentinel 6 1 SP1 Hotfix 2 enables the EventRouter to operate in server and client modes on both DAS machines and Collector Manager machines The Collector Manager install...

Page 3: ...partitioned or archived the PatchDb script might fail if the AUDIT_RECORD table is too large relative to the amount of temporary tablespace available There are two approaches to ensure that the PatchD...

Page 4: ...d to authenticate as an administrative user 7 On the command line return to the extracted hotfix top level directory and run the script to start the hotfix installer On Windows service_pack bat On Uni...

Page 5: ...he Oracle dba group The user has the Java 1 6 executable as the PATH variable TIP You can run the PatchDb script directly on the database server machine if the prerequisites are met However in some en...

Page 6: ...lation 10 After the installation is complete check for any errors If there are no errors the Sentinel database patch installation is complete If there are errors resolve the errors by referring to the...

Page 7: ...dress of the SQL Server Sentinel database machine SQL Server database instance name if any Port number of the SQL Server database Name of the SQL Server database to patch ESEC by default 1 for the Win...

Page 8: ...the date and time format to your local time zone see the Java Web site http java sun com j2se 1 6 0 docs api java text SimpleDateFormat html 1 Edit the SentinelPreferences properties file On Windows...

Page 9: ...efect Number Description 530554 Sentinel Control Center SCC and Sentinel Solution Designers SSD launchers shortcuts do not launch the respective Sentinel applications on WIndows Workaround For SCC rig...

Page 10: ...ctive stream for a prolonged time period 498871 ESM pays attention to the default attribute for Connection methods 459625 SDM no longer lets you create impossible configurations with at least MS SQL 4...

Page 11: ...comply with all export control regulations and to obtain any required licenses or classification to export re export or import deliverables You agree not to export or re export to entities on the cur...

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