3.5 Installing Sentinel Agent Manager

This section explains how to use the setup program to install Sentinel Agent Manager components. Follow the procedures to install a database server, central computers, and the Agent Manager console. For more information about hardware requirements and other planning considerations, see Section 2.2, Planning to Roll Out Your Configuration Groups.

After installation, use the Configuration Wizard to configure Sentinel Agent Manager to monitor your environment.

3.5.1 Choosing Components to Install

The setup program allows you to select which Sentinel Agent Manager components you want to install.

The components are listed in the order indicated:

Steps

Description

  1. Database Server

Select this component to install the database server on the local computer or to a remote location.

  1. Central Computer

Select this component to install the central computer and the Agent Manager Console on the local computer.

NOTE:The Agent Manager Console must be on the same computer as the central computer.

You can also select the Database Server component and install the database server remotely during the same installation run.

You cannot install a central computer on an existing managed agent computer.

NOTE:

  • Ensure you install all Sentinel Agent Manager components in an environment with access to a domain controller.

  • Before installing Sentinel Agent Manager components, review the group policy for your environment and ensure the policy does not contain any specific requirements that could restrict communication between component computers. For example, if your group policy requires LDAP server signing on a server where you want to install Sentinel Agent Manager, other computers may not be able to communicate with that server.

  • After you install all Sentinel Agent Manager components, you should use the Agent Administrator to deploy agents to monitor the database server. The setup program only automatically installs an agent on the central computer. For more information about installing agents, see Installing Windows Agents.

3.5.2 Running the Setup Program

Before running the setup program, ensure the computer on which you are installing Sentinel Agent Manager has access to a domain controller. The following procedure guides you through the process of installing Sentinel Agent Manager components. Repeat this procedure to install additional Sentinel Agent Manager components, as necessary.

To install Sentinel Agent Manager:

  1. Log on to the computer on which you want to install the Sentinel Agent Manager component using an account that is a member of the local Administrators group. Also ensure your logon account is a member of the Microsoft SQL Server sysadmin role on the database server and reporting server.

    NOTE:You do not need an Administrator account or SQL Server sysadmin account to run most Sentinel Agent Manager consoles or utilities after installation.

    You must use an account that is a member of the Microsoft SQL Server sysadmin role on the database server to use the Access Configuration utility.

  2. Close all open applications.

  3. Run the setup program from the Sentinel Agent Manager installation kit.

  4. On the Select Sentinel Agent Manager Components window, select the components you want to install and click Next.

  5. Follow the instructions in the setup program until you reach the Finished window.

  6. (Conditional) If you are installing a central computer and want to add global domain groups to the OnePointOp groups and database roles, click Launch Access Configuration. For more information about fields on a window, see the Help.

    NOTE:You can also launch the Sentinel Agent Manager Access Configuration utility at a later time. However, you must complete this step on each central computer before other user accounts can access the Sentinel Agent Manager user interfaces. For more information about user interface permissions, see the NetIQ Agent Manager User Guide.

  7. Click Finish.

3.5.3 Installing Additional Central Computers

You may want to install additional central computers in your environment. You can use additional central computers to do any of the following activities:

  • Enable load balancing

  • Enable redundancy (failover)

  • Monitor computers in multiple domains

For more information about the reason to install multiple central computers, see Multiple Central Computers.

Note the following points when installing additional central computers:

  • Use the same database server for each central computer.

  • If you want the additional central computer for load balancing or redundancy, use the same service account as the original central computer.

To install an additional central computer:

  1. Repeat the procedures in Section 3.5, Installing Sentinel Agent Manager for each central computer you want to install.

  2. (Conditional) If you have installed agents and would like to configure the new central computer to manage them, reassign agents to the new central computer. You can use the Agent Administrator to reassign agents.

    For more information about managing agents, see the NetIQ Agent Manager User Guide or the Help.