Utilities; Introduction To Sentinel Utilities; Starting And Stopping A Sentinel Server - Novell SENTINEL RAPID DEPLOYMENT 6.1 - 12-2009 User Manual

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This section helps you to understand the utilities provided by Sentinel
Section 12.1, "Introduction to Sentinel Utilities," on page 285
Section 12.2, "Starting and Stopping a Sentinel Server," on page 285
Section 12.3, "Sentinel Scripts," on page 286
Section 12.4, "Version Information," on page 289
Section 12.5, "Database Cleanup," on page 289
Section 12.6, "Updating Your License Key," on page 292

12.1 Introduction to Sentinel Utilities

You can use these utilities for the following purposes:
Starting or stopping certain Sentinel services.
Modifying Sentinel configuration.
Determining the version of a Sentinel library.
Troubleshooting.
Configuring Sentinel e-mail.

12.2 Starting and Stopping a Sentinel Server

Section 12.2.1, "Starting a Sentinel Server," on page 286
Section 12.2.2, "Stopping a Sentinel Server," on page 286
A Sentinel server is made up of the following components:
Communication Server
Correlation Engine
DAS
Collector Manager
Reporting Engine
Advisor
Web Server
When a Sentinel server is started or stopped, all components installed in that Sentinel server are also
started or stopped. To start or stop a particular component on a Sentinel server, use the Servers View
under the Admin tab in Sentinel Control Center.
You need to start or stop a Sentinel server because of the following routine maintenance:
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