16.0 Verifying the Installation

You can determine whether the installation is successful by performing either of the following:

Verify the Sentinel version:
```
/etc/init.d/sentinel version 
```
Verify whether the Sentinel services are up and running and functioning in FIPS or Non-FIPS mode:
```
/etc/init.d/sentinel status
```
Verify whether the Web services are up and running:
```
netstat -an |grep 'LISTEN' |grep <HTTPS_port_number>
```
NOTE:SLES15 onwards use the following command:
```
ss -tln |grep 'LISTEN' |grep <HTTPS_port_number>
```
The default port number is 8443.
Launch Sentinel:
1. Launch a supported web browser.
2. Specify the URL of Sentinel:
```
https://IP_AddressOrDNS_Sentinel_server:8443
```
  Where IP_AddressOrDNS_Sentinel_server is the IP address or DNS name of the Sentinel server and 8443 is the default port for the Sentinel server.
3. Log in with the administrator name and password specified during the installation. The default username is admin.
NOTE:To land on the main UI of the Sentinel, perform the following steps:
1. Go to the directory <sentinel_installation_folder>/etc/opt/novell/sentinel/config/
2. Enable the sentinel.sentinel.redirection in the Configuration.properties file by changing its value to true.
3. Restart the Sentinel:
```
systemctl restart sentinel.service 
```
  or
```
<sentinel_installation_path>/opt/novell/sentinel/bin/server.sh restart
```
4. Log in to Sentinel using the URL:
```
https://IP_AddressOrDNS_Sentinel_server:<port>/sentinel/
```