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3 Specify the Search and Limit to criteria.
4 Select the component type by which to limit the view.
9.4.2 Adding Components to the Event Source Hierarchy
Although some Sentinel components are preinstalled with the Sentinel system, Novell recommends
that you check the
sentinel61.html)
Collectors, Connectors and event sources can be added to the system through the right-click menus
on the main ESM display.
9.4.3 Collectors
To run the Collectors and generate the events as per your requirements, you need to:
Download Collectors
Import and Deploy Collectors
Generate Events
Right-click the Collector and select Start to generate events.
Debug Collectors
For any errors in the output of a Collector, right-click the Collector and select Debug.
For more information, see
Edit Collectors
To troubleshoot any problems with a Collector, you can edit the Collector. The method for
editing the Collector depends on the type of Collector. For proprietary (or legacy) Collectors,
copy the Collector script to a Windows machine that has Collector Builder installed. For
JavaScript Collectors, any standard development environment for JavaScript can be used.
For more information on editing Collectors, see the
developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php?title=Develop_to_Sentinel).
Re-Import and deploy Collectors
Adding Connectors/Collector Plug-Ins
NOTE: When you use the Sentinel Control Center to browse to locate a file on the Desktop of the
Collector Manager, clicking Desktop takes you to the desktop of the user running the Collector
Manager, usually SYSTEM. Extra steps might be necessary to navigate to the correct user's
desktop.
To add a Connector:
1 Click Tools on the menu bar and select Import Plugin. The Import Plugin Wizard window
displays.
186 Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment User Guide
Sentinel Content Web site (http://support.novell.com/products/sentinel/
for updated versions.
Section 9.5, "Debugging," on page
202.
Sentinel Collector SDK (http://
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