Installing Foglight FAQ
If you encounter this error, either run the installer in GUI mode or drop the database manually. When you run the installer in GUI mode, a screen appears if an existing Foglight database schema is found. This screen allows you to keep your existing data, create a database, or select a different database. See Installing a new version of the Management Server for more information.
Running the Management Server
The instructions in this section assume that you have already installed Foglight. If you have not, see Installing Foglight for installation instructions.
For more details, see these topics:
Manual database configuration
If you chose Manually create the repository database while installing the Management Server for use with an external database, there are two ways in which you can configure the database before starting the Management Server. Choose the one that best suits your needs:
Option 1 - Run the Foglight database tool to configure the database
Run Foglight’s database tool from the command line after exiting the installer. The database tool is located in the <foglight_home>\client\ directory.
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Create the database. Run the following command, including the -D parameters and values as required: |
