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Contents
1
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1
2
New in ClearCube Sentral 6.9.3 ....................................................................................................... 1
3
Requesting a Sentral License Key .................................................................................................... 1
4
Minimum Requirements and Support ............................................................................................. 2
5
Before You Begin: Installation Prerequisites and Recommendations.............................................. 3
5.1
Installing Microsoft IIS ............................................................................................................. 3
5.2
Installing Database Server ........................................................................................................ 3
5.2.1
Important Settings for MySQL Server ................................................................................. 4
5.2.2
Important Settings for MS SQL Server ................................................................................ 5
5.3
Virtual Machine Snapshots (Optional) ...................................................................................... 5
6
Installing Sentral FTP Server and Sentral Server.............................................................................. 6
7
Installing Sentral Console .............................................................................................................. 12
8
Start Sentral Console as Administrator ......................................................................................... 12
9
Logging in to Sentral for the First Time ......................................................................................... 13
10 Important Configuration Settings for Sentral Server ..................................................................... 13
10.1
SNMP Configuration .............................................................................................................. 15
10.2
Email Notifications ................................................................................................................. 17
10.3
Alert Frequency ..................................................................................................................... 17
10.4
Server Type and Addresses .................................................................................................... 17
10.5
Device Polling and Timeout .................................................................................................... 17
10.6
FTP Server ............................................................................................................................. 18
10.7
Database Server..................................................................................................................... 18
10.8
Dashboard Refresh ................................................................................................................ 18
10.9
User Discovery ....................................................................................................................... 19
10.10 Mapping User Type ................................................................................................................ 19
10.11 Offline Node Notification ....................................................................................................... 19
10.12 I9400 Logoff and Session State............................................................................................... 19
10.13 Label Display in Chassis View ................................................................................................. 20
10.14 VMware View Connection Server Settings ............................................................................. 20
10.15 IPMI-Enabled Server Discovery .............................................................................................. 21
10.16 Search Options ...................................................................................................................... 21
10.17 Common Configurations: ServerConfiguration.xml File .......................................................... 21
10.17.1 Location .......................................................................................................................... 21
10.17.2 Displaying Login Screen on Zero Clients ........................................................................... 21
