2.7 Planning to Install Your Database Server

A configuration group includes a single database server. The database server includes the AgentManager database and the AgentManagerCommon database.

Because you can deploy Sentinel Agent Manager in a wide variety of situations, there is no simple formula for determining database server location and required hardware.

The database server must be a server‑class computer and should be located to allow maximum bandwidth between the database server and the central computers in its configuration group.

Depending on your event rate and number of computers or devices you are monitoring, you might be able to obtain adequate performance, if you run the product on equipment with lesser configuration. Consider conducting a pilot study to determine the event load in your environment.

The following table lists system requirements and recommendations for the database server.

Category

Requirements

Processor

See System Requirements.

Disk Space

Memory

Operating System

Software

Network Access

  • Install in a domain environment with access to a domain controller. Do not change the domain of the database server computer after installing Sentinel Agent Manager.

  • All Sentinel Agent Manager components must be in domains that trust each other.

  • All Sentinel Agent Manager components must be installed on computers with either Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) installed and enabled or both IPv4 and Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) installed and enabled.

  • Ensure the domain containing the database server trusts the domain in which the service account is a member. A service account is a Windows security account used by services to log on to a Windows computer.

  • On Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019 computers, ensure you enable MSDTC and configure Network DTC Access in the Component Services administrative tool to enable the following minimum required settings:

    • Allow Remote Clients

    • Allow Inbound

    • Allow Outbound

    • Mutual Authentication Required

    You must specify the same type of authentication for all Sentinel Agent Manager components in order for Windows servers to communicate with one another.

    For more information about configuring DTC security, see the Help for Component Services. For more information about configuring Sentinel Agent Manager to work with firewalls, see Section 2.5, Understanding Ports and Firewalls.

NOTE:NetIQ recommends installing the latest Microsoft Windows service packs and hotfixes on all computers before installing Sentinel Agent Manager components.