SENTINEL: Status Screens 
Server Status
Screen (top pane of sentinel)
Message Screen
(bottom pane of sentinel)
Both Server Status
and Message Screens (Both top and bottom)
Using Sentinel Web Page Templates
Requirements: (Internet Explorer 5.x or higher)
The Sentinel Web Page Templates use XML and CSS to bind and display data in the HTML template files. XML and CSS are browser based technologies as is HTML so you can view the templates with or without a web server. We used this combination of technology standards to provide you the opportunity to customize the templates to use your own style sheets, graphics, colors, and format. Internet Explorer 5.x or higher is required to view the templates. However if you take the time to learn HTML and CSS you may be able to make the web pages compatible with additional browsers.
Resources:
- Microsoft Developer Network Online Introduction to XML
- Microsoft Developer Network Online Web Work Shop (DHTML, HTML, & CSS)
- Microsoft Developer Network Online XML Developer Center (XML)
- Microsoft Developer Network Online XML News Group (news://microsoft.public.xml)
- XML.COM "XML From the Inside Out"
Customizing the Templates:
There are six files provided to you:
- default.htm (this page)
- Servers.htm (list of servers i.e. top pane in Sentinel's main window)
- Messages.htm (list of messages i.e. bottom pane in Sentinel's main window)
- Both.htm (content from both servers.htm and Messages.htm)
- masterstyles.css (Cascading Style Sheet)
- server.xml Data for servers.htm
- message.xml Data for messages.htm
Try using a standard HTML editor to edit the server.htm, messages.htm and both.htm. Add your corporate logo and modify the tables be removing columns you are not interested in. The XML files are provided by the sentinel program on a time period of your choosing. The HTML files are set to refresh every 60 sec but you should change this to match the update frequency that you specified for the XML files.