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Table 4-3
Compatible Port Numbers for Sentinel RD Components
4.4 Prerequisites
The following are several steps that should be taken before installing Sentinel. For more information
about many of these prerequisites (including the list of certified platforms), see
Chapter 3, “Sentinel
6.1 Rapid Deployment System Requirements,” on page 23 .

Section 4.4.1, “Server,” on page 30
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Section 4.4.2, “Client,” on page 30
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Section 4.4.3, “Advisor,” on page 31
IMPORTANT: Sentinel installations using the full installer should always take place on a clean
system. If Sentinel was previously installed on any of the machines, you must first uninstall it. For
information on uninstalling previous versions of Sentinel, see the relevant Installation guides on the
Novell Documentation Website (http://www.novell.com/documentation/) .
4.4.1 Server

Ensure that each server machine meets the minimum system requirements. For more
information on prerequisites, see
Chapter 3, “Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment System
Requirements,” on page 23

Install and configure an SMTP server if you want to be able to send mail notifications from the
Sentinel system.
4.4.2 Client
 Ensure that each client machine meets the minimum system requirements.

Ensure that you create a directory with ASCII-only characters (and no special characters) from
which to run the installer.

When you install remote Collector Manager or Client Applications on Linux OS machines,
ensure that there are no folder-level restrictions set on the
/tmp
folder for the Admin user.
Port Number Description
61616 The remote Collector Managers use this port number to connect to the
Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment server via ActiveMQ.
10013 The Sentinel Control Center uses this port number to connect to the
Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment server via a proxy.
5432 The Sentinel Data Manager uses this port number to connect to the
PostgreSQL database.
8443 The Web clients use this port number to connect to the Sentinel 6.1
Rapid Deployment server.