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What might cause higher CPU usage on Foglight for Databases component servers or monitored hosts? (4311873)
The most common cause for resource issues on servers in a Foglight environment is due to insufficient sizing or not meeting the minimum requirements of the product. ... KB 227070 High CPU usage on Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) where a PI repository is installed
How to disable HostProfileCollection in VMware Performance agent? (4314544)
Add below paramter to baseline.jvmargs.config file
Capacity Management doesn't seem to be displaying the total Memory? (4314870)
The total Memory, CPU, Storage values are in different TAB. ... Please navigate below to see the total Memory in GB: ... ** VMware Environment -> Resource Utilization -> Clusters -> xyz -> Current Capacity under Resource Utilization.
How to disable Datastore inventory and metrics collection in Foglight? (4323811)
To disable topology and performance (metrics) collections from Datastores, please grant no-access role to individual Datastore in vSphere to the agent account used by VMware Performance agent.
What is the unit of measurement for Network Utilization in VMware Environment dashboard? (4319143)
(1KBps = 8 Kbps). ... Idea FVE-I-79 has been submitted to Product Management to include above information Foglight UI. ... If approved, it will be implemented in a future Release.
Does VMware Performance account need any additional role/privileges to collect ESX/ESXi Host Power Management policy information? (4327196)
No additional privileges are required besides the minimum privileges documented in VMware cartridge Release Notes.
Does Foglight Repository Insert statements use literals or bind variables? (4319160)
During the initial stages of the FMS installation, some literal variable insert statements are used to initialize the repository. ... However, Foglight uses bind variable insert statements after that.
Multiple Automation action pack credentials displayed in Manage Credentials dashboard (4327209)
Navigate to Manage Credentials dashboard and delete existing credentials then assign credentials for Automation by navigating to ... Dashboards ¦ VMware ¦ Automation Configuration
What are the collection sampling frequencies available in Foglight? (4327203)
The available sampling frequencies are as follows: ... Real-Time - When a user is currently focusing on a screen, the sampling frequency for all of the collections associated with this screen switches to Real-Time.
How to restore a deleted Registry variable in Foglight? (4251387)
<p>Since a single Registry variable can not be restored the solution is to create a new variable by the same name and configure it exactly same as the original variable.</p><p>If you have recently created a Support Bundle for the FMS, you can search within the MonitoringPolicies XML file to find the value of the deleted Registry Variable.</p>
Is it possible to decrypt the password used for the Foglight repository? (4319163)
This is not possible.
Rules: How to include or exclude servers at the Rule Level (4216584)
See KB 138568 for example of servers exclusion at the rule level.
Log Monitoring: How to use Regex for a rolling log file? Example: FglAM_2012-03-26_160041_001.log FglAM_2012-03-26_160041_002.log Where the _002.log is the latest log being written. (4320610)
See <a href="https://support.quest.com/foglight/kb/90881" target="_blank">KB 90881</a> for example regex usage.
How to know which MultihostProcessMonitoring is monitoring a host when having many MHPM agents? (4258961)
The MultiHostProcessAgent name can be known by doing a search of the hostname in the MonitoringPolicies_yyyy-mm-dd_nnnnnn.xml file. ... This file is included in the root of the Foglight Management Server (FMS) Support Bundle zip file.
General: How I can determine if Foglight is running on Linux? (4308604)
Please run ps -ef | grep -i Foglight on your Linux server
General: Can Foglight execute a program or script when certain conditions are met? (4306139)
Foglight comes with several Rules out of the box, and some of them have an associated EmailAction action. ... Those can be customized to also execute a CommandAction action, which passes a specified command to the OS where the Foglight Management Server is running.
Step by step guide for upgrading Foglight (4311516)
Please refer to the Foglight Upgrade Guides for the release you want to upgrade to. ... NOTE: Support recommends restarting the Foglight Agent Managers (FglAM) prior to cartridge upgrades via the Windows services or Linux/Windows command line, or using the restart functionality in the Agent Managers panel.
Permissions check fails for DB2 version 10.1 and higher (4226737)
A DB2 agent was installed using a DB2 user with SYSADM permissions, but it is not the instance owner. ... The permission check verified that user is sysadm and then skipped the permission check. ... When the DB2 agent was activated, missing permissions related errors were found in the agent log file and collections did not run.
What are the steps required to use an external signed certificate in the Foglight Management Server? (4254114)
What are the steps required to use an external signed certificate in the Foglight Management Server (FMS) so user and Foglight Agent Manager (FGLAM) can connect FMS via HTTPS? ... Here are all required steps to use an external signed certificate in the FMS and connect FGLAM clients to FMS via HTTPS:
How to remove items from the VMware Environment Dashboard drop down list? (4315354)
Within the top level VMware Environment Dashboard, there is a drop down list which enables the user to navigate to various VMware elements. ... Is it possible to remove this entry? ... If so, how?
How to Add Topology Objects to Stale Object Cleanup Dashboard (4255400)
To add a Topology Type to manage its instance count on the stale objects dashboard, add a scoped registry values with the intended Topology Type to the registry variable "server.topology.objectExpiryDays".
Are currently supported versions of Foglight affected by the latest Apache log4j2 vulnerabilities CVE-2021-44228 & CVE-2021-45046 (4309948)
is available for download at the 6.0.1 release from Supportlink:</strong><br><a href="https://support.quest.com/foglight-for-databases/6.0.0/download-new-releases" target="_blank">https://support.quest.com/foglight-for-databases/6.0.0/download-new-releases</a></p><ul><li>Foglight for Databases installer</li></ul><p><strong>The following installer with virtualization cartridges using log4j 2.17.1 is available for download at the 6.0.1 release from Supportlink:</strong><br><a href="https://support.quest.com/foglight-evolve/6.0.0/download-new-releases"
Is an Azure SQL database supported as a FMS or PI repository? (4226498)
Is an Azure SQL database supported as a FMS or PI repository? <div><strong>Azure SQL database</strong></div><div></div><div>Use as a FMS repository is currently unsupported because when a database is under load (or another database on the same machine is under load), connections to the server can start to be terminated.
SQL Server User Defined Collection Not Showing Up (4305766)
Attempting to add a complex User Defined Collection on different SQL Server agents and the query itself will validate correctly; however, it still is not listed in the Overview > User-Defined > Collections dashboard.
Walk through creating a custom dashboard or report (4295580)
What is Support's policy on creating custom dashboards or reports? ... These sorts of integration and customization scenarios go beyond the scope of support and are best handled by Quest Professional Services consultants who can help architect and build a solution that meets your needs.
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