To apply and or remove a Blackout by agent type using the Command Line (cmd) (4311039)

To apply and or remove a Blackout by agent type using the Command Line (cmd)

How to apply a blackout:

1. Open a Command Line window (cmd)
2. Navigate to the Foglight Home directory (default is Quest Software/Foglight/bin)
3. Issue the following command:
   fglcmd .{bat or .sh} -usr foglight -pwd foglight -cmd agent:setschedule -type DB_SQL_Server -schedulename "Beginning of the day" -force

** In the above example foglight was the user and password, DB_SQL_Server was the Agent type, and "Beginning of the day" was the Schedule (Blackout) applied **

** If you wanted to blackout the schedule immediately, 24/7, you would use the schedule name called "Always". Schedule names are listed and can be managed in the UI at Admin Console | Dashboards |Administration | Schedules | Manage Schedules **

** Regular Expressions (REGEX's are a industry standard for wildcards) can be used with -type option. Search Foglight help for more information on Regular Expressions.

To verify that the Schedule (Blackout) has been applied

1. Open the Foglight Console (UI)
2. Expand Administration | Agents | Agents Blackout Dashboard
3. Use the Type field to sort by the "type" of agent, in this case DB_SQL_Server - this will list all Hosts with the DB_SQL_Server agent deployed

** You will now see the above selected Schedule (Beginning of the day) listed in the "Schedule Name" field in the Agent Blackout Dashboard for the DB_SQL_Server agents **

To remove the Schedule (Blackout) using the Command Line (cmd)

1. Open a Command Line window (cmd)
2. Navigate to the Foglight Home directory (default is Quest Software/Foglight/bin)
3. Issue the following command:
   fglcmd .{bat or .sh} -usr foglight -pwd foglight -cmd agent:setschedule -type DB_SQL_Server -none -force

To verify that the Schedule (Blackout) was removed

1. Open the Foglight Console (UI)
2. Expand Administration | Agents | Agents Blackout Dashboard
3. Use the Type field to sort by the "type" of the agent, in this case DB_SQL_Server - this will list all Hosts with the DB_SQL_Server agent deployed

** You will now see "none" listed in the Schedule Name field in the Agent Blackout Dashboard for the DB_SQL_Server agents **