Manual

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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