Install and configure the virtual appliance
This guide provides instructions for installing and configuring the Foglight® for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition virtual appliance and the Foglight® for Storage Management virtual appliance (hereafter called Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp) and the Foglight FglAM virtual appliance. The instructions are similar for the two appliances; any specific instructions are noted, where applicable.
The Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp provides three installers that allow you to select the appropriate version, as needed:
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Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-xLarge: install this version if there are less than 10,000 virtual machines deployed in your environment. |
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NOTE: Quest strongly recommends that you install Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-xLarge on a Solid State Drive (SSD) storage; otherwise you might confront with the performance issues. |
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Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-large: install this version if there are less than 3000 virtual machines deployed in your environment. |
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Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-standard: install this version if there are less than 1000 virtual machines deployed in your environment. |
The Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp is delivered as a fully configured virtual appliance which contains two or three virtual machines and can be installed on a VMware® vSphere® virtualization platform. Before starting the installation, review the System requirements section, to ensure that your target system meets the requirements.
For more details, see these topics:
System requirements
The Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-xLarge virtual appliance is configured as three virtual machines:
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FMS is allocated with 48GB of Memory, twelve vCPU, and two virtual disks of 20GB and 70GB, respectively. |
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FglAM is allocated with 20GB of Memory, four vCPU, and two virtual disks of 20GB and 70GB, respectively. |
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DBS is allocated with 12GB of Memory, four vCPU, and two virtual disks of 20 GB and 500GB, respectively. |
The Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-large virtual appliance is configured as two virtual machines:
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FMS is allocated with 28GB of Memory, six vCPU, and two virtual disks of 20GB and 70GB, respectively. |
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DBS is allocated with 12GB of Memory, four vCPU, and two virtual disks of 20 GB and 250GB, respectively. |
The Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-standard virtual appliance is configured as two virtual machines:
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FMS is allocated with 12GB of Memory, two vCPU, and two virtual disks of 20GB and 40GB, respectively. |
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DBS is allocated with 4GB of Memory, two vCPU, and two virtual disks of 20GB and 120GB, respectively. |
The Foglight-FGLAM-vApp-fglam is configured as one virtual machine:
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FglAM is allocated with 12GB Memory, two vCPU, and one 40GB virtual disk. |
These settings must remain unchanged in order for the virtual appliance to work correctly.
VMware® Software Requirements:
Next step: Install as a VMware virtual appliance
Install as a VMware virtual appliance
For details, see these topics:
Installation prerequisites
Before proceeding with installing the Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:
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NOTE: The Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp represents Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-xLarge, Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-large, and Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp-standard unless otherwise specified. |
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