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web server. Hence, regardless of whether you have installed a Collector Manager before or after 
applying the hotfix on the Sentinel Log Manager server, it is mandatory to apply this hotfix to all the 
Collector Managers.

Section 4.1, “On a Sentinel Log Manager Server,” on page 6

Section 4.2, “On a Remote Collector Manager,” on page 6

4.1  On a Sentinel Log Manager Server

To perform a quick and simple installation of Novell Sentinel Log Manager 1.0.0.4 on a Sentinel 
Log Manager server:

1

Log in to the Sentinel Log Manager as the 

novell

 user.

The 

novell

 user is created during the Sentinel Log Manager installation process and does not 

have a password by default. Therefore, you can create a password in order to log in as this user, 
or you can su - to this user.

2

Download or copy the installer 

SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1.0.0.4.zip

 to a temporary 

directory.

3

Change to the temporary directory.

4

Unzip the install package by using the following command:

unzip SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1.0.0.4.zip

5

Change to the unzipped directory.

cd SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1.0.0.4

6

(Optional) Stop the Sentinel Log Manager services by using the following command:

Installation_Directory

/bin/server.sh stop

7

Run the hotfix installer and follow the prompts. 

./service_pack.sh

4.2  On a Remote Collector Manager

“Installing on Unix” on page 6

“Installing on Windows” on page 7

4.2.1  Installing on Unix

1

Log in to the Sentinel Log Manager as the 

root

 user.

2

Download or copy the installer 

SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1.0.0.4.zip

 to a temporary 

directory.

3

Change to the temporary directory.

4

Unzip the install package by using the following command:

unzip SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1.0.0.4.zip

5

Change to the unzipped directory.

cd SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1.0.0.4

6

(Optional) Stop the Collector Manager by using the following command:

Installation_Directory

/bin/sentinel.sh stop

Summary of Contents for SENTINEL LOG MANAGER 1.0.0.4 - S

Page 1: ...ation on page 5 Section 5 Issues Fixed on page 7 Section 6 Known Issues on page 14 Section 7 Documentation Conventions on page 18 Section 8 Legal Notices on page 18 1 What s New in Novell Sentinel Log...

Page 2: ...ults to an action Download the raw data files for the selected event result s event source by using the get raw data link View new event fields information in the search results For example it display...

Page 3: ...Syslog and Novell Audit connectivity to make it even easier to start collecting logs from event sources You can direct all the logs to Sentinel Log Manager Messages from recognized data sources are pa...

Page 4: ...ww novell com documentation novelllogmanager10 novell_log_manager data bjx8zq7 html in the Novell Sentinel Log Manager Guide For more information about data storage configuration see Configuring Data...

Page 5: ...t of Sentinel Log Managers complete logs can be retained at multiple regional locations while more important events are forwarded to a single Sentinel Log Manager for centralized search and reporting...

Page 6: ...the installer SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1 0 0 4 zip to a temporary directory 3 Change to the temporary directory 4 Unzip the install package by using the following command unzip SENTINEL_LOG_MANAGER_1 0 0...

Page 7: ...Manager 1 0 0 3 Release on page 9 Section 5 3 Issues Fixed in Sentinel Log Manager 1 0 0 2 Release on page 11 Section 5 4 Issues Fixed in Sentinel Log Manager 1 0 0 1 Release on page 11 5 1 Issues Fix...

Page 8: ...earch tab with the search criteria of a previous search rather than the currently typed in search Fixed The new search tab now always has the most recently typed in search criteria Issues Fixed Descri...

Page 9: ...ils had default subject value Fixed Now you can specify a subject line using the Subject field in the Send an Email action user interface 530183 Issue The number of records value that went into a coll...

Page 10: ...s in an error on the server that prevents any users from logging into the Web interface or ESM user interface Fixed The bug is fixed so that all valid filters are now accepted and evaluated properly F...

Page 11: ...ixed IndexedLogComponent will now shutdown gracefully under heavy load 540119 Issue When the Sentinel Log Manager Server runs for many days for example 25 40 days it stores huge amount of EPS data whi...

Page 12: ...is cached on the Collector Manager file system Fixed The communication links between the Sentinel Log Manager server and either Tomcat or Collector Managers recovers even when the link is dropped tem...

Page 13: ...e the following command Installation_Directory bin server sh restart 522907 Issue On deleting a data retention policy an unnecessary exception is logged if the policy has events that match the specifi...

Page 14: ...curs in the Tomcat server related to the Data Collector Events Per Second chart Fixed The out of memory issue conditions has been fixed when generating this chart 501503 Issue The start_tomcat sh scri...

Page 15: ...this issue is fixed 524473 Issue The prompt for using the 90 day evaluation license is not localized in non English versions of the product 521942 Issue If many reports are run within a sort period o...

Page 16: ...4 Specify the command to change directory cd opt novell sentinel_log_mgr_1 0_x86 64 config 5 hostname f make sure a valid hostname is returned if not fix hostname NOTE All passwords must remain set t...

Page 17: ...ription 524664 Issue Queue full condition might cause unpredictable behavior If a queue size limit is set for the Integrator and the queue is full and the Integrator configuration specifies that the o...

Page 18: ...ntegrator starts a background thread is also started to process this Workaround If Integrator is not sending events either because no events are happening or events are being filtered by rules you mus...

Page 19: ...eliverables for prohibited nuclear missile or chemical biological weaponry end uses Please refer to the Novell International Trade Services Web page http www novell com info exports for more informati...

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