Sentinel Runtime
The Sentinel Runtime or Thales Sentinel RTE is a third-party software from Thales, that handles many license related tasks for us. As its a core element of our license solution it is mandatory to run the Sentinel Runtime on the IoTHub host system.
Install the Sentinel Runtime on Linux
There are two ways to install the Sentinel Runtime on Linux. First is to use the IoTHub Controller tool and the second way is to do it by your own.
Installing via IoTHub Controller
Guide Setup
In this guide we use the folder /home/user/iothub as our working directory. We assume it is already created and we have all rights needed inside this folder.
1. Download the iothubctl executable
You can EITHER visit this Page and click "IoTHub Controller" in the Download Section at the bottom of the page and save it into the folder /home/user/iothub OR download the file directly from the console:
~/iothubwget https://dl.elco-automation.de/installer/v4.0.1/iothubctl
2. Make iothubctl executable
Run the following command to make the downloaded file executable
~/iothubchmod +x ./iothubctl
3. Run license install command
Now run the following command to install the Sentinel Runtime
~/iothubsudo ./iothubctl license install
This will download Sentinel Runtime and install it.
Further Information
Visit this page to get a full reference of the iothubctl commandline interface.
4. Validate the runtime is running
Now, switch to your browser and enter the following URL localhost:1947. A website with the Title Sentinel Admin Control Center should open.
Installing by your own
1. Download
First you need to download the installer. Therefore visit this Page and click "Sentinel Runtime" in the Download Section at the bottom of the page.
2. Unpack und run the command
Open a terminal and navigate to the folder you've stored the downloaded file. In this guide the file is stored in the Downloads folder.
~cd Downloads/
Now unpack the SentinelRuntime_linux.tar.gz file with the following command:
~/Downloadstar xzf SentinelRuntime_linux.tar.gz
After unpacking enter the folder and run the install executable (as root / with sudo)
~/Downloadscd sentinel-runtime
~/Downloads/sentinel-runtimesudo ./install
3. Wait until the installation is done
4. Validate the runtime is running
Now, switch to your browser and enter the following URL localhost:1947. A website with the Title Sentinel Admin Control Center should open.