Updating Connector/Collector Plugins

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 will take 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:

  1. Click Tools on the Menu Bar and select Import plugin... Import Plugin wizard will display.

 

  1. You may choose from the two options given in this screen. Click Next.

  2. 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 will display an error message.

  1. When updating an already-imported Connector or Collector, you will be given 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.

 

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  1. Plug-in details window will display. Check the Update Deployed Plugins option to update any currently deployed plugins that use this Connector or Collector. For more information, click the View Deployed Plugins button. The number in parentheses represents the number of instances of this plugin that are currently deployed.

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  1. 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.