Starting The Sdm Gui; Connecting To The Database - Novell SENTINEL RAPID DEPLOYMENT 6.1 - 12-2009 User Manual

11.2.2 Starting the SDM GUI

"Using the Command Line Option" on page 268
"Using the Web Interface" on page 268
Using the Command Line Option
1 Log in to the machine as a member of the esec group (for example, esecadm).
2 Go to
3 Enter the following command:
./sdm
Using the Web Interface
1 Log in to the Sentinel 6.1 RD Web interface, then click Applications.
2 For more information, see
page 19.
3 Click Launch Data Manager.
4 Open the SDM with the Java Web Start Launcher.
5 Specify the server, database, host, and port number.
6 Specify the user credentials and click Connect.
To run the SDM from the command line, see
on page

11.2.3 Connecting to the Database

1 Log into the machine that has the SDM installed.
If the Sentinel Database Administrator account uses Windows Authentication, you must log
into the SDM machine by using the Sentinel Database Administrator account.
2 Start the SDM GUI, using the appropriate procedure:
"Using the Command Line Option" on page 268
"Using the Web Interface" on page 268
3 Select the database type.
4 Specify the database instance name used during the Sentinel database installation.
5 Specify the database host (hostname or IP address).
6 Specify the port used for database communications.
7 If you are using PostgreSQL Server authentication, specify the Sentinel Database
Administrator username and password.
268 Sentinel 6.1 Rapid Deployment User Guide
<Install_directory>/sdm
Section 1.1, "Accessing the Novell Sentinel Web Interface," on
275.
Section 11.3, "Using the SDM Command Line,"