1.1 Software Requirements

1.1.1 Sentinel Server Operating Systems and Platforms

IMPORTANT:After you install any of the certified operating systems listed in this section, you need to install additional RPMs before you install Sentinel. For more information about the additional RPMs, see Installation Checklist.

Software

Software

Sentinel Server, Collector Manager, or Correlation Engine

Sentinel runs on x86_64-based hardware and operating systems. It can run in Standard and FIPS 140-2 modes:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP5 64-bit

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 SP4 64-bit

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 12 SP5 64-bit (for both traditional and appliance installations)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 9.2 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 9.1 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 9.0 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 8.8 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 8.7 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 8.6 64-bit

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) 7.9 64-bit

Sentinel Server Software Appliance (includes SLES 12 SP5 operating system)

  • ISO appliance

    IMPORTANT: For the ISO appliance to work properly, you must disable the EFI BIOS and use the Legacy BIOS.

    • VMWare ESX 7.0

    • VMWare ESX 6.7

    • VMWare ESX 6.5

    • Hardware without a pre-installed operating system

  • OVF appliance

    • VMWare ESX 7.0

    • VMWare ESX 6.7

    • VMWare ESX 6.5

  • VHD appliance

    • Hyper-V Server 2019

    • Hyper-V Server 2016

    • Hyper-V Server 2012 R2

    • Windows 10.x/11

Data indexing

API Testing Tools

  • Talend API Tester

  • Boomerang SOAP & REST client

Notes:

  • Sentinel is certified on ext3 (SUSE), ext4 (Red Hat), and XFS file systems.

  • Sentinel is not supported if the operating system is in FIPS mode.

  • Sentinel is not certified on Open Enterprise Server installs of SLES.

1.1.2 Data Synchronization Platforms

Sentinel includes a feature to synchronize data subsets and summaries to a data warehouse.

Feature

Runs On

Data Synchronization

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2014

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2012

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2

  • Oracle Database 19c

  • Oracle Database 12c

  • Oracle Database 11g

  • PostgreSQL

  • IBM DB2

1.1.3 Client Software

  • Java Java 1.8 is required to launch Solution Designer and Sentinel Control Center.

  • Browsers The Sentinel interface is optimized for viewing at 1280 x 1024 or higher resolution in the following supported browsers:

    • Microsoft Edge

    • Google Chrome

    • Mozilla Firefox

    Although not officially certified, other modern browsers are known to work reasonably well with the Sentinel interface.