Permissions for monitored operating systems
For details, see the following topics:
The OS user account for each agent requires:
In addition to these general UNIX® system requirements, each agent user account requires additional privileges depending on the operating system, as specified in the following table.
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To monitor VMware®, users must have read only access to the virtual center.
Foglight support monitoring Windows® operating system in one of two ways: WinRM and WMI. The preferred method is WinRM when no WinRM connection WMI connection is used.
WinRM (default) - Based on Kerberos authentication or Basic authentication uses standard HTTP headers. For more information, see http://support.quest.com/technical-documents/foglight-agent-manager/6.0.0/foglight-agent-manager-guide/advanced-system-configuration-and-troubleshooting/configuring-windows-remote-management-winrm.
WMI (fallback) — Permission to access both DCOM and WMI. For more information, see
Install the DB cartridge and DB agent
This section includes details about the following topics:
Install the DB cartridge
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On the navigation panel, click Dashboards > Administration > Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory. |
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On the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, click Install Cartridge to find the CAR file on your local computer. |
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Click Install Cartridge. |