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Foglight 5.9.2 - Upgrade Guide

Understand product versions Best practices Upgrade the Foglight Management Server Upgrade the Foglight Agent Manager Upgrade the Application Monitoring cartridges Upgrade the Database cartridges Upgrade the End User Management cartridges Upgrading the Infrastructure Management cartridges Upgrade the Integration cartridges Upgrade the cartridges in a federated or High Availability (HA) environment Appendix: Deploying an agent package using the browser interface

Upgrade the Database cartridges

This section explains how to upgrade an earlier version of a database monitoring cartridge to the latest version. For details, refer to the following topics:

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Upgrade the Cartridge for DB2 LUW
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Upgrade Foglight for DB2 LUW
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Upgrade Foglight for Oracle
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Upgrade Foglight for SQL Server
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Upgrade Foglight for Sybase

Upgrade the Cartridge for DB2 LUW

The latest version of the Cartridge for DB2 LUW is 5.7.5.41.

 
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IMPORTANT: The Cartridge for DB2 LUW 5.7.5.41 requires Management Server version 5.7.0 or later.

If you are upgrading your Management Server to version 5.7.0 or later, you must use Foglight for DB2 LUW instead. Contact Quest Support for assistance with the migration process.

Upgrade Foglight for DB2 LUW

The latest version of Foglight for DB2 LUW is 5.7.5.41, which requires Management Server version 5.7.0 (or later) and Agent Manager version 5.8.0 (or later).

 
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NOTE: This cartridge does not have an upgrade path from the Cartridge for DB2 LUW version 5.5.8.1 or 5.5.8.2, which use different technology. Contact Quest Support for assistance migrating from the Cartridge for DB2 LUW to Foglight for DB2 LUW.
To upgrade Foglight for DB2 LUW to the latest version:
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Upgrade the Management Server to version 5.7.0 or later.
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Install version 5.7.5.41 of the cartridge as you would install a new cartridge. Do not delete the older version of the .car file. Install version 5.7.5.41 over the older version.
 
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NOTE: Using the integrated installer to upgrade to Foglight version 5.7.0 (or later) with the updated cartridge requires a Foglight Management Server restart.

For complete cartridge upgrade and installation instructions, see the Foglight for DB2 LUW User and Reference Guide.

 
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NOTE: Foglight for DB2 LUW does not support the upgrade method of placing the new version in the folder <foglight_home>/upgrade/cartridge/.

The Foglight for Infrastructure agent is not created in the following scenarios:

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If the agent is configured to use an IP address instead of the host name
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If the agent was not configured to monitor the operating system prior to the upgrade
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If the agent’s host is currently monitored by the legacy Cartridge for Operating Systems (prior to version 5.6.4)

Upgrade Foglight for Oracle

The latest version of Foglight for Oracle is 5.7.5.41. Direct upgrades to Foglight for Oracle 5.7.x are supported from versions 5.7.0 and later.

Foglight for Oracle 5.7.5.41 requires Management Server version 5.7.0 or later and Agent Manager version 5.8.0 or later.

The Foglight for Infrastructure agent is not created in the following scenarios:

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If the agent is configured to use an IP address instead of the host name
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If the agent was not configured to monitor the operating system prior to the upgrade
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If the agent’s host is currently monitored by the legacy Cartridge for Operating Systems (prior to version 5.6.4)
To upgrade Foglight for Oracle to version 5.7.5.41:
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Use the installer file to upgrade both the Foglight Management Server and the Foglight for Oracle cartridge to version 5.7.5.41.
 
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NOTE: Using the integrated installer to upgrade to Foglight version 5.7.0 or later with the updated cartridge requires a Foglight Management Server restart.
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Upgrade the Management Server to version 5.7.0 or later.
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Install version 5.7.5.41 of the cartridge as you would a new Foglight for Oracle cartridge. Do not delete the older version of the .car file. Install version 5.7.5.41 over the older version.
 
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NOTE: It is recommended that you ensure the privilege levels of the users that are used to monitor the Oracle® instances after each upgrade. This can easily be done in the following location: Global Administration > Connection Details screen > Validate connectivity.

For cartridge installation instructions, see the Foglight for Databases Deployment Guide.

Once you have upgraded the cartridge, to deploy the agent package, navigate to the Global View dashboard and follow the upgrade wizard instructions. For a procedure describing how to deploy the agent package, see the Foglight for Oracle User Guide.

 
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NOTE: Foglight for Oracle does not support the upgrade method of placing the new version in the folder <foglight_home>/upgrade/cartridge/.
 
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IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading to the current version of Foglight for Oracle in a Federation architecture, the upgrade should be applied first to the Federated Children and then to the Federation Master. If the Federation Master is upgraded first, it will display incorrect information regarding the number of instances being monitored in the Status Summary section.
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