Sentinel Server Installation Prerequisites; Database Installation; Setting Kernel Values - Novell SENTINEL 6.1 SP2 - INSTALLATION GUIDE 02-2010 Installation Manual

To modify your authentication mode settings:
1 In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, right-click the server for which you want to
modify the settings.
2 Select Properties, then click Security.
3 From the options SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode or Windows Authentication
Mode, select your option for authentication.

3.4.4 Sentinel Server Installation Prerequisites

If you are not installing the Sentinel Database on the same machine as the Sentinel server, you must
install the Sentinel Database before installing the other components of Sentinel.

3.5 Database Installation

An experienced DBA should install Oracle or SQL Server. In addition to the recommendations from
the DBA, Novell also has some recommendations for installing Oracle. These recommendations are
in the following areas:
 Section 3.5.1, "Setting Kernel Values," on page 37
Section 3.5.2, "Creating Group and User Accounts for Oracle (Solaris Only)," on page 39

Section 3.5.3, "Setting Environment Variables for Oracle (Solaris Only)," on page 39

 Section 3.5.4, "Installing Oracle," on page 40

3.5.1 Setting Kernel Values

IMPORTANT: The kernel values suggested in this section are minimum values only. These
settings should be changed only if your system settings are lower than the recommended minimum
values, and only after consulting your system administrator and Oracle documentation. For more
information, see the Oracle Web site (http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/
database.html). This URL was current at the time of publishing the document.
"Linux" on page 37

"Solaris 10" on page 38

Linux
1 Log in as
.
root
2 Back up
/etc/sysctl.conf
3 Using a text editor, change the kernel parameters by appending the following text to the
file:
sysctl.conf
The kernel settings below are minimal recommended settings. These settings can be increased
if the machine hardware can support it.
To determine your current setting for a particular kernel parameter, execute the command:
sysctl <kernel_parameter>
For example, to check the current value of the kernel parameter
command:
sysctl kernel.sem
.
/etc/
, execute the
kernel.sem
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