If a new version of a Connector or Collector is released, you can update the Sentinel system and any deployed instances of the Connector or Collector.
NOTE: When you use the Sentinel Control Center to browse to locate a file on the Desktop of the Collector Manager, clicking Desktop takes you to the Desktop of the user running the Collector Manager, usually SYSTEM. Extra steps may be necessary to navigate to the correct user's desktop.
To update a Connector or Collector plug-in:
Click Tools on the Menu Bar and select Import plugin... Import Plugin wizard displays.
You may choose from the two options available in this window. Click Next.
Browse to a location of the Connector or Collector Plug-in package file and click OK. Click Next.
NOTE: If the file imported is not in the format specified for the collector scripts or for the connector plug-in package, system displays an error message.
When updating an already-imported Connector or Collector, you are provided with the option of updating the existing plugin, going back and selecting a different plugin, or canceling the import. Assuming you want to continue, click Next.
Plug-in details window displays. Check the Update Deployed Plugins option to update any currently deployed plugins that use this Connector or Collector.
Click View Deployed Plugins to view the Plugins deployed in ESM Live View. The number in parentheses represents the number of instances of this plugin that are currently deployed and configured. The Deployed Plugins window displays the Affected Connectors/Event Sources/Event Source Servers or Affected Collectors. These are the components whose configuration is affected because of adding already existing Connectors/Collectors in ESM.
Affected Event Sources/Connectors/Event Source Servers
Affected Collectors
Click Finish.
NOTE: When you add a plug-in into Sentinel, it is placed in the Plug-in Repository, which enables Sentinel components on other machines to start using the plug-in without having to add the plug-in separately.