The Sentinel server component is installed as a service under Windows 2000/XP/NT platforms. Under UNIX and Linux platforms, the server runs as a background process, which should be started by executing the server launching script.
Starting the Sentinel Server. If you have a local installation of the Server Studio, use Start shortcut menu on the Sentinel server node in the 'Sentinel-Automation' Explorer. Otherwise, use Windows Services tool to start the 'AGS Sentinel Server' service. To open the Windows Services tool, use Windows Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Services menu. You can switch the service start up type to Automatic, if you want to run the Sentinel server when this workstation is turned on. All active monitors, defined for this server, will start automatically as well. You will not have to open the Server Studio GUI to start the monitoring.
Stopping the Sentinel Server If you have a local installation of the Server Studio GUI, use Stop shortcut menu under the Automation node in the Server Studio Object Explorer. Otherwise, use Windows Services tool to stop the AGS Sentinel Server service. To open the Windows Services tool, use Windows Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Services menu.
You should execute from the command console the 'sentinel' launching script located in the 'sentinel' subdirectory of the AGS installation to start, stop and restart the server.
Starting the Sentinel Server Use './sentinel start' command to start the server.
Stopping the Sentinel Server Use './sentinel stop' command to stop the server.
Restarting the Sentinel Server Use './sentinel restart' command to restart the server.
Make sure that you have a proper execute permissions for this script and that the MONITOR_HOME and JAVA environment variables defined in the beginning of this script point to correct directories for your installation. You can also include a call to the 'sentinel' command in the init.d script to start/stop the Sentinel server automatically during the OS start up and shutdown operations.