Installing Sentinel 6.1 SP2 37novdocx (en) 7 January 2010To modify your authentication mode settings:1 In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, right-click the server for which you want tomodify the settings.2 Select Properties, then click Security.3 From the options SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode or Windows AuthenticationMode, select your option for authentication.3.4.4 Sentinel Server Installation PrerequisitesIf you are not installing the Sentinel Database on the same machine as the Sentinel server, you mustinstall the Sentinel Database before installing the other components of Sentinel.3.5 Database InstallationAn experienced DBA should install Oracle or SQL Server. In addition to the recommendations fromthe DBA, Novell also has some recommendations for installing Oracle. These recommendations arein the following areas: Section 3.5.1, “Setting Kernel Values,” on page 37 Section 3.5.2, “Creating Group and User Accounts for Oracle (Solaris Only),” on page 39 Section 3.5.3, “Setting Environment Variables for Oracle (Solaris Only),” on page 39 Section 3.5.4, “Installing Oracle,” on page 403.5.1 Setting Kernel ValuesIMPORTANT: The kernel values suggested in this section are minimum values only. Thesesettings should be changed only if your system settings are lower than the recommended minimumvalues, and only after consulting your system administrator and Oracle documentation. For moreinformation, see the Oracle Web site (http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/database.html). This URL was current at the time of publishing the document. “Linux” on page 37 “Solaris 10” on page 38Linux1 Log in as root.2 Back up /etc/sysctl.conf.3 Using a text editor, change the kernel parameters by appending the following text to the /etc/sysctl.conf file:The kernel settings below are minimal recommended settings. These settings can be increasedif the machine hardware can support it.To determine your current setting for a particular kernel parameter, execute the command:sysctl For example, to check the current value of the kernel parameter kernel.sem, execute thecommand: sysctl kernel.sem
