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Foglight for VMware 6.3.0 - Release Notes

Product licensing

Product licensing

Foglight includes a licensing capability that restricts access to those features that are defined in the license. Any Management Server installation requires a license that grants access to server-specific parts of the browser interface and the features associated with them. Foglight cartridges are also license-protected. While some cartridges are covered by the base Foglight license (such as Foglight Agent Manager cartridges and the Foglight for Infrastructure), others may require an additional license.

Foglight for VMware is covered by the base Foglight Evolve license and Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition license. A separate additional license is required for installation in the base Foglight product.

To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:

  1. On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration > Setup > Manage Licenses.
  2. Click Install.
  3. In the Install License dialog box, click Browse.
  4. In the file browser that appears, specify the location of the license file.
  5. In the Install License dialog box, click Install License.

 


 

Getting started with Foglight for VMware

Getting started with Foglight for VMware

Contents of the release package

Foglight for VMware release package contains the following:

  1. Cartridge files:
    • vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    • DRP-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
    Note: Some of the Foglight for VMware browser interface elements are defined in the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car. All of the available CAR files need to be installed on the Management Server.
  2. Product Documentation, including:
    • Foglight for VMware Release Notes (this document, in HTML format)
    • Foglight for VMware Installation Guide (PDF)
      Note: This document was not updated for this release. The previous version of this document is relevant for the current release as well.
    • Foglight for VMware User and Reference Guide (PDF and online help)
      Note:
      This document was not updated for this release. The previous version of this document is relevant for the current release as well.

Installation instructions

Foglight Evolve 6.3.0 include a new version of Foglight for VMware 6.3.0. This new version of Foglight for VMware is installed with Foglight Evolve 6.3.0.

Important: To enable the VMware Performance Agent to monitor your virtual environment, you must grant the agent privileges for accessing the Virtual Center and collecting data from it, as described in "Granting the VMware Performance Agent Privileges to Collect Data from a Virtual Center" in the Foglight for VMware Installation Guide. However, when you create an administrative role in the Virtual Center for that purpose, in addition to the Datastore > Browse Datastores and Sessions > View and Terminate Sessions privileges, that role must also include the Performance > Modify intervals privilege. When collecting traffic-type network metrics from the monitored ESX hosts, this privilege enables the VMware Performance Agent to change the performance metric counter levels in order to collect this data. Also, any existing Virtual Center accounts that the VMware Performance Agent already uses to log in to the monitored Virtual Center must be granted the Performance > Modify intervals privilege.

To install the cartridge files and deploy VMware Performance agents:
  1. Navigate to the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, and install the following cartridge files in this order:
    • vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    • DRP-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
  2. On the Agent Status dashboard, click Deploy Agent Package to deploy the VMware-Performance-64bit-AgentInstaller package to desired hosts.
  3. On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Administration tab, create VMware Performance agent instances, and edit their properties, as required.
  4. Activate the newly created VMware Performance agent instances, and start their data collection.

After installing all of the cartridge files, the following cartridges appear on the list of installed cartridges:

  • Virtual-VMware 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Admin 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Base 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Lite 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Dependencies 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Intelliprofile 6.3.0
  • VMware-Performance-Agent 6.3.0

For more information, see the Foglight for VMware Installation Guide.

Additional resources

Additional information is available from the following:

Globalization

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.

This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: This release is localized for English only but supports the Unicode character set.

 


Contents of the release package

Getting started with Foglight for VMware

Foglight for VMware release package contains the following:

  1. Cartridge files:
    • vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    • DRP-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
    Note: Some of the Foglight for VMware browser interface elements are defined in the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car. All of the available CAR files need to be installed on the Management Server.
  2. Product Documentation, including:
    • Foglight for VMware Release Notes (this document, in HTML format)
    • Foglight for VMware Installation Guide (PDF)
      Note: This document was not updated for this release. The previous version of this document is relevant for the current release as well.
    • Foglight for VMware User and Reference Guide (PDF and online help)
      Note:
      This document was not updated for this release. The previous version of this document is relevant for the current release as well.

Installation instructions

Foglight Evolve 6.3.0 include a new version of Foglight for VMware 6.3.0. This new version of Foglight for VMware is installed with Foglight Evolve 6.3.0.

Important: To enable the VMware Performance Agent to monitor your virtual environment, you must grant the agent privileges for accessing the Virtual Center and collecting data from it, as described in "Granting the VMware Performance Agent Privileges to Collect Data from a Virtual Center" in the Foglight for VMware Installation Guide. However, when you create an administrative role in the Virtual Center for that purpose, in addition to the Datastore > Browse Datastores and Sessions > View and Terminate Sessions privileges, that role must also include the Performance > Modify intervals privilege. When collecting traffic-type network metrics from the monitored ESX hosts, this privilege enables the VMware Performance Agent to change the performance metric counter levels in order to collect this data. Also, any existing Virtual Center accounts that the VMware Performance Agent already uses to log in to the monitored Virtual Center must be granted the Performance > Modify intervals privilege.

To install the cartridge files and deploy VMware Performance agents:
  1. Navigate to the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, and install the following cartridge files in this order:
    • vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    • DRP-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
  2. On the Agent Status dashboard, click Deploy Agent Package to deploy the VMware-Performance-64bit-AgentInstaller package to desired hosts.
  3. On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Administration tab, create VMware Performance agent instances, and edit their properties, as required.
  4. Activate the newly created VMware Performance agent instances, and start their data collection.

After installing all of the cartridge files, the following cartridges appear on the list of installed cartridges:

  • Virtual-VMware 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Admin 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Base 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Lite 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Dependencies 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Intelliprofile 6.3.0
  • VMware-Performance-Agent 6.3.0

For more information, see the Foglight for VMware Installation Guide.

Additional resources

Additional information is available from the following:

Globalization

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.

This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: This release is localized for English only but supports the Unicode character set.

 


Installation instructions

Getting started with Foglight for VMware

Contents of the release package

Foglight for VMware release package contains the following:

  1. Cartridge files:
    • vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    • DRP-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
    Note: Some of the Foglight for VMware browser interface elements are defined in the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car. All of the available CAR files need to be installed on the Management Server.
  2. Product Documentation, including:
    • Foglight for VMware Release Notes (this document, in HTML format)
    • Foglight for VMware Installation Guide (PDF)
      Note: This document was not updated for this release. The previous version of this document is relevant for the current release as well.
    • Foglight for VMware User and Reference Guide (PDF and online help)
      Note:
      This document was not updated for this release. The previous version of this document is relevant for the current release as well.

Foglight Evolve 6.3.0 include a new version of Foglight for VMware 6.3.0. This new version of Foglight for VMware is installed with Foglight Evolve 6.3.0.

Important: To enable the VMware Performance Agent to monitor your virtual environment, you must grant the agent privileges for accessing the Virtual Center and collecting data from it, as described in "Granting the VMware Performance Agent Privileges to Collect Data from a Virtual Center" in the Foglight for VMware Installation Guide. However, when you create an administrative role in the Virtual Center for that purpose, in addition to the Datastore > Browse Datastores and Sessions > View and Terminate Sessions privileges, that role must also include the Performance > Modify intervals privilege. When collecting traffic-type network metrics from the monitored ESX hosts, this privilege enables the VMware Performance Agent to change the performance metric counter levels in order to collect this data. Also, any existing Virtual Center accounts that the VMware Performance Agent already uses to log in to the monitored Virtual Center must be granted the Performance > Modify intervals privilege.

To install the cartridge files and deploy VMware Performance agents:
  1. Navigate to the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, and install the following cartridge files in this order:
    • vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    • DRP-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
    • Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
  2. On the Agent Status dashboard, click Deploy Agent Package to deploy the VMware-Performance-64bit-AgentInstaller package to desired hosts.
  3. On the VMware Environment dashboard, on the Administration tab, create VMware Performance agent instances, and edit their properties, as required.
  4. Activate the newly created VMware Performance agent instances, and start their data collection.

After installing all of the cartridge files, the following cartridges appear on the list of installed cartridges:

  • Virtual-VMware 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Admin 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Base 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Lite 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Dependencies 6.3.0
  • Virtual-VMware-Intelliprofile 6.3.0
  • VMware-Performance-Agent 6.3.0

For more information, see the Foglight for VMware Installation Guide.

Additional resources

Additional information is available from the following:

Globalization

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.

This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: This release is localized for English only but supports the Unicode character set.

 


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