Install and configure the virtual appliance
System requirements
Install as a VMware virtual appliance
Upgrade the virtual appliance
Installation prerequisites
Download the virtual appliance
Deploy the Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp
Deploy the Foglight-FGLAM-vApp-fglam
Power on and initialize the virtual appliance
Configure the virtual appliance
Change the network settings
Change the timezone
Configuring anti-virus exclusion settings
Upgrade the virtual appliance
This section provides instructions for upgrading the Foglight-FVE-FSM-vApp virtual appliance.
For details, see these topics:
Upgrade paths
Upgrade the vApp
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Download the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition Linux x86 64 installer from Quest Support: |
https://support.quest.com/foglight-for-virtualization-enterprise-edition/8.9.3/download-new-releases
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In preparation for the upgrade, take a backup or snapshot of all relevant VMs. This includes both the FMS, FglAM, and DBS VMs, as well as any additional VMs hosting agents. |
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Immediately prior to upgrading, deactivate all running agents. This can be done individually from the Administration tab on each domain's Environment dashboard, or from the dashboard found in Dashboards > Administration > Agents > Agent Status. |
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Using an sftp client (for example, Bitvise SSH Client), connect to the FMS machine on port 22, sftp://IP of FMS:22, as the foglight user. The password is foglight if it has not been changed after installation. |
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When prompted, select 1 for upgrade. |
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When prompted for the database running state, press Enter to continue. |
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When prompted, press Enter to exit the installer. |
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TIP: Run the following command and monitor the cpu utilization for the fms process. top -u foglight It will be very busy while the upgrade is finishing, but it settles down to a few percent when it is ready to login. |
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