Viewing Configuration Details
Foglight® configuration settings include the basic environment parameters for host and port settings, virtual memory, server federation, and many others. Other types of settings reflect the version and patch level of various components such as the Management Server, WCF, and JVM versions; these settings cannot be changed unless you choose to upgrade to a later version of Foglight. More display-only settings indicate the OS of the computer on which the Management Server is installed, and its patch level.
The configuration values are set in the server.config file and the Foglight registry. For example, the database settings are typically set in server.config, while global email settings are specified in the Foglight registry. Editing the configuration file requires a restart of the Management Server in order for these changes to take effect. Changes to the Foglight registry do not require a system restart.
Foglight configuration settings can be viewed using the Management Server Configuration dashboard. To access this dashboard, from the navigation panel, click Dashboards > Administration > Setup > Management Server Configuration.
For more information, see the following topics:
Enabling Usage Feedback
The Foglight® Management Server can collect usage data about your environment and send it to Quest to improve support response. This data helps with identifying potential bottlenecks, improving the overall Management Server performance and server versions going forward.
This feature may be enabled by default. To turn it off, click Disable on the Automatic Communication with Quest dashboard. To access this dashboard, from the Administration dashboard, in the Support column, click Support Notifications.
Setting up Proxy Configuration
This feature may be disabled by default. To turn it on, click Enable on the Proxy Configuration dashboard. To access this dashboard, from the Administration dashboard, in the Administer Server column, click Proxy.
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On the navigation panel, click Dashboards > Administration, and then click Proxy in the Administer Server column. |
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NOTE: The Administration dashboard has been updated for this release. If you prefer to continue working with the previous version of the dashboard, click Use 5.6 Administration view. This link is located in the lower right corner of the dashboard. |
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The Proxy Configuration dashboard opens with the proxy settings disabled by default. |
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To add or edit proxy settings, click Edit Proxy Settings. |
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In the Proxy Settings Editor dialog box, specify the following fields, as needed: |
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Proxy Server Address: input the host name or IP address of the proxy server. |
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Proxy Port: input the port number of the proxy server. |
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Credential Required: indicates whether user authentication is required for the proxy server. |
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Username: input the user name. This field is available only when the Credential Required field is selected. |
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Password: input the password. This field is available only when the Credential Required field is selected. |
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Confirm Password: input the password again to confirm. This field is available only when the Credential Required field is selected. |
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(Optional) Click Test Connection to check if the proxy server works. For more information, see To check if the proxy server works:. |
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Click Save. The Foglight Management Server refreshes and changes are saved. |
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On the navigation panel, click Dashboards > Administration, and then click Proxy in the Administer Server column. |
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NOTE: The Administration dashboard has been updated for this release. If you prefer to continue working with the previous version of the dashboard, click Use 5.6 Administration view. This link is located in the lower right corner of the dashboard. |
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The Proxy Configuration dashboard opens with the proxy settings disabled by default. |
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To test the proxy connection, click Test Proxy Connection. |
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In the Test Proxy Connection dialog box, input an available URL, as needed. |
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Click Test. The Foglight Management Server checks the proxy connection in the background and returns the test result accordingly. |
Enabling Automatic Communication with Quest
The Foglight® Management Server can communicate with Foglight to check for important updates and to send usage data to Quest. Enabling this setting also allows usage data to be sent to Quest including visited dashboards, unique ID of Management Server, Server version and configuration details. This information is then displayed on the Automatic Communication with Quest dashboard or can be viewed in a popup by hovering over the Update link on the Administration page.
When this setting is enabled, you will receive messages:
Notifications are sent to users with the Administrator role. By default, this feature is turned on. To turn it off, from the Automatic Communication with Quest dashboard, click Disable next to the Communication with Foglight.com to part. To access the Automatic Communication with Quest dashboard, from the Administration dashboard, in the Support column, click Support Notifications.
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Click Enable under the QorePortal Integration part on the Automatic Communication with Quest dashboard. |
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Click Yes in the prompted QorePortal Integration dialog box when starting up the Foglight Management Server after installation. |
If you need more information about how to set up the connection with this portal or see the Last Connection Status: Connection failed. message under the QorePortal Integration part, refer to Setting up Proxy Configuration .