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Foglight for Active Directory 6.1.0 - Release Notes

Deprecated features

Deprecated features

Foglight for Active Directory no longer supports Monitored Domain Controllers Windows Server® 2003.

 


Known issues

Known issues

This 6.1.0 release of Foglight for Active Directory includes the following known issues at the time of this release.

Defect ID

Known Issue

 

AD-619

Memory Utilization shows a negative value.

Workaround: After changing the memory, restart the Active Directory agent to refresh the memory capacity.

 

AD-759

When host provider has been selected as VMware cartridge/Hyper-V cartridge, though the host provider will be changed to IC /Active Directory cartridge later, datastore metrics still display on Exchange Explorer Resource Utilization dashboard.

 

n/a

Metrics that do not have generally accepted thresholds for alarms are configured as trend alarms.

The significance of trends is dependent on the environment and default settings may generate many meaningless alarms in a busy environment, while failing to fire at all in a smaller environment.

Workaround: We recommended that the administrator allow the agent to collect values over an adequate period of time to observe normal performance and then adjust trend alarms to fire at suitable thresholds.

 

n/a

In some circumstances, DCs on Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 systems may experience high CPU usage when monitored by the Active Directory agent. This issue only appears when using WinRM connections.
Workaround: Using WMI/DCOM connections prevents this issue. For details, see Troubleshooting.

 

n/a

Starting from version 5.7.2, Foglight for  Active Directory trusts (by default) any certificates for secure LDAP connections in non-FIPS mode, and does not require users to import the SSL certificate any longer. The only case when users need to import the certificate is when they set the vm parameter "quest.ldap.ssl.trustAnyCert" as False to disable any certificate trust. For detailed information on how to import certificate, refer to Managing certificates section in Foglight for Active Directory User and Reference Guide.

 

n/a

Microsoft has announced Active Directory LDAP Channel Binding and LDAP signing requirements (https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg/help/4520412/2020-ldap-channel-binding-and-ldap-signing-requirement-for-windows). Active Directory and Exchange agents are not supported to connect to LDPA service with non-SSL or TLS-encrypted connection. Below error message will be found in the agent log:
Credential LDAP connectivity test failed: UPN: exc@2016dag.fog.local, error message: javax.naming.AuthenticationNotSupportedException: [LDAP: error code 8 - 00002028: LdapErr: DSID-0C090202, comment: The server requires binds to turn on integrity checking if SSL\TLS are not already active on the connection, data 0, v2580 ]
Workaround:
1. Import your root certificate into both FMS and FglAM server. For detailed information on how to import certificate, refer to Managing certificates section in Foglight for Active Directory User and Reference Guide.
2. Select enable SSL for LDAP in agent properties and restart the agent.

 

n/a

Microsoft has announced Active Directory LDAP Channel Binding and LDAP signing requirements (https://support.microsoft.com/en-sg/help/4520412/2020-ldap-channel-binding-and-ldap-signing-requirement-for-windows). Below error message will be found in the Certificate Authority (CA) agent log, but agent can collect data normally:
Credential LDAP connectivity test failed: UPN: exc@2016dag.fog.local, error message: javax.naming.AuthenticationNotSupportedException: [LDAP: error code 8 - 00002028: LdapErr: DSID-0C090202, comment: The server requires binds to turn on integrity checking if SSL\TLS are not already active on the connection, data 0, v2580 ]

 

n/a

For Windows server 2019 DCs and Certificate Authority, only connecting via WinRM is supported at this release.

 

 


Third party known issues

Third party known issues

The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of this release.

Defect ID

Known Issue

AD-41

The automatic reboot feature of Windows® updates may not allow enough time for the Foglight Management Server (FMS) to shut down correctly. This can result in broken agents when the service is restarted.

Workaround: Manually stop the FMS before performing updates.

 


Upgrade and Compatibility

Upgrade and Compatibility

The latest version of Foglight for Active Directory is 6.1.x. Upgrades from version 5.7.2.2 and later are supported.

 

Note: When upgrading a stand-alone Foglight for Active Directory from a version earlier than 6.1.x, the license must be updated. Contact your Quest Account Manager for your new license.

 

To upgrade the Foglight for Active Directory to the latest version:

  1. Deactivate all of the Active Directory agents.
  2. Install version 6.1.x of the cartridge. Do not delete the older version of the .car file.
    For cartridge installation instructions, refer to "Installing Foglight cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.
  3. Deploy the agent package to each Foglight Agent Manager that hosts an Active Directory agent instance and wait for the version to update.
    Note: This may take two to three refresh cycles.
  4. From the navigation panel, navigate to Dashboards > Active Directory > Active Directory Environment > Administration tab. In the Agents view select the Active Directory agents that you want to upgrade, and click Upgrade Agent.
    Note: You can specify the lockbox when upgrading the agents. The credentials for the existing agents are updated automatically.
  5. Verify the agent properties and update the properties and collection intervals as required.
  6. Activate the agents and start data collections.

Important: For a list of issues that you may encounter after upgrading the Foglight for Active Directory to version 6.1.0, and ways to troubleshoot these issues, see section Potential issues after upgrading the cartridge to version 6.1.0.

Note: If you are also running Foglight for Exchange, you must upgrade the Exchange agents as well. It is strongly recommended that you run the same version and patch level of both cartridges.

 

The following is a list of product versions and platforms compatible with this release.

Product Name

Product Version

Platform

Foglight Management Server

6.1.0

All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Management Server

Foglight Agent Manager

6.1.0

All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Agent Manager

Foglight Evolve

6.1.0

All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Evolve

 

 


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