Novell Sentinel Rapid Deployment 6.1, Installation Manual

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4.1.1 Server Components
Table 4-1
Sentinel Server Components and Applications
4.1.2 Client Applications
You can launch the client applications - the Sentinel Control Center, the Sentinel Data Manager, and
the Solution Designer by using any of the following methods:
 Launch Java Webstart by using the Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Web interface
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Download the installers from the Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment Web interface, run them, and
launch them as client applications
Table 4-2
Sentinel Client Applications
Component Description
Database The Sentinel database stores configuration and event data.
Message Bus A JMS-based message bus handles communication between
components of the Sentinel system.
Correlation Engine The correlation engine performs real-time event analysis.
Advisor Advisor provides real-time correlation between detected IDS
attacks and vulnerability scan output in order to immediately
indicate increased risk to an organization.
An Advisor data snapshot is installed by default if you have an
Advisor licence. You need an Advisor license to subscribe to
the ongoing Advisor data updates.
Data Access Service Includes data storage, query, display, and processing
components.
Web Server Supports the Web interface for Sentinel Rapid Deployment.
Collector Manager A service that handles connections to event sources, data
parsing, mapping, and so on.
iTRAC TM Sentinel provides an iTRAC™ workflow management system
to define and automate processes for incident response.
Incidents that are identified in Sentinel, either by a correlation
rule or manually, can be associated with an iTRAC workflow.
Component Description
Sentinel Control Center Main console for security or compliance analysts.
Sentinel Data Manager Database management utility.
Solution Designer Application for creating Solution Packs.