Installation guide

Installing Sentriant AG
Sentriant AG Software Installation Guide, Version 5.2
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e Ethernet cards—You must know the quarantine (deployment) method you are going to use when
setting up your network, as each method has the following specific Ethernet card requirements:
Single-server installation—When the MS and ES are installed on the same server, you need two
Ethernet cards.
Multiple-server installation—When the MS and ES are installed on multiple servers, you need
one Ethernet card on the MS, and the following number of Ethernet cards for each ES:
Inline—You need two Ethernet cards on each ES
DHCP—You need two Ethernet cards on each ES
802.1x—You need one Ethernet card on each ES
● Linux—To list Ethernet card information to the screen on a Linux computer, enter the following
at the command line:
ifconfig
● Windows—To list Ethernet card information to a DOS (cmd) window on a Windows computer,
enter the following at the command line:
ipconfig
fCD ROM drive—This drive can be a read-only drive and is used for first-time installation.
NOTE
For more information about deployment options, see “Deployment Flexibility” on page 1.
CAUTION
Make sure that your Ethernet cards are 10/100/1000 (Intel) server-class NICs. Inferior class network cards do not
work at all, or work intermittently. You can get the best results from the Intel PRO-series NICs.
Information Required During Installation
You will be asked for the following information during the installation process (use the “Installation and
Configuration Check List” on page 1 for easy reference):
● Static IP address—The IP address for each server you will use (both MS and ESs). For example:
10.0.16.180. You must have a static (always the same) (not dynamic—can be different every time) IP
address to use for each server.
● Netmask (Network mask)—A number that tells how much of the IP address is reserved for the
network (255) and how much is reserved for the host (0). This must be defined when servers create
subnetworks as part of the installation process. For example: 255.255.0.0.
● Default gateway IP address—The IP address of your Internet connection—the IP address of the
network endpoint that knows how to route packets outside of your local network. For example
10.0.16.1.
To find the current Default Gateway:
Linux – Enter
route -n at the command line
Windows - Enter
ipconfig at the command line