What's new for Foglight Evolve

This guide provides information about the Remote Access Diagnostics tool, developed to check the connection between the Foglight Agent Manager...

These Release Notes cover the resolved and known issues, workarounds and other important information about the product.

Foglight Evolve simplifies application performance monitoring and reduces the skills and effort required to manage applications, the user...

Foglight Evolve simplifies application performance monitoring and reduces the skills and effort required to manage applications, the user...

I would like to know if there is a way that I would be able to automate the clearing of alarms that are older then a certain number of days old.

AZUL JRE 7.0.15 vulnerabilities in Foglight (CVE-2025-31257, CVE-2025-53057, CVE-2025-53066, CVE-2025-61748).

Does Foglight support multi-factor authentication (PKI logins) when logging in to the Foglight console and authenticating using the LDAP...

Does Foglight support SAML 2.0 for SSO?

Add a column to display the total disk space in the chart under the Logical Disks tab on the Storage Details page.

Is there any out of the box rule available in VMware cartridge that will trigger an alarm for  vSphere configissue of an ESX host?

We are finding that a newer filesystem type on Linux called Isilon has no limit for number of inodes. Is the newest IC agent able to detect this...

The Log Monitor agent creation wizard includes a Regular Expression tester dialog that can be accessed as a dashboard.

Monitor ESX Datastore Multipathing details which are currently not available on Foglight for Virtualization Enterprise Edition (FVE).

Network I/O spinner and Network Utilization chart shows the unit as Kb/s or Mb/s or Gb/s in VMware Environment dashboard. What  does "b" stand for.

Snapshots and Abandoned VM Images deleted some days ago will still show in Optimizer dashboards.

Is it possible to monitor ESX host advanced properties for audit/security purposes?

Does Foglight support configurable grouping of host process information so that the aggregate details for related processes can be seen?

Foglight Installer fails to create database schema on encrypted SQL Server (Force Encryption setting is enabled). Installation wizard throws an...

CPU usage chart for VM/ESX host looks different in FVE compared to vSphere client vSphere Client chart: FVE chart:

What does the all in the Foglight license mean? Which is the database cross platform license?

In the HighAvailabilityHostConfig popup the SORT option does not sort the items in a meaningful order. Navigate in Demo environment to...

In the HighAvailabilityHostConfig popup hundreds of FglAMs may appear, many that have nothing to do with HA. There is no search box and non-remote...

Within the configuration of the Database alarms (and email notifications) in the Database Alarm Administration dashboard, there are variables...

Is there a way to remove the database platform type in front of every connection on the heatmap? The database platform type (i.e. SQL Server...

Is there a way to programmatically determine if a Foglight Agent Manager is local or remote aside from some kind of naming convention or HA status...

Following the instructions for importing certificates for database agents would require hundreds of certificates to be created and imported. Is...

Some details of memory usage within the Infrastructure dashboard from Windows Server machines do not report correctly such as Virtual Bytes...

The "User Level Access", "Manage Alarm Blackouts", and "Manage Agent Blackouts" areas are not supported for the Azure SQL database agents.

Getting email alerts as expected, but one is coming frequently. It is just a blank email with no subject line. Sometimes it has been send up to...

How to prevent an event-driven rule from firing when alarm get cleared? An event driven rule was created to forward alarm events from data...

Is it possible to force the Federator Foglight management server to reload new topology settings without a restart of the server ?

Having time difference warnings in the Foglight Management Server (FMS) logs and discarded sample messages in the Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM...

The FglAM has been installed on the Windows client, but there is no option to install the FglAM as a service. How to install the Foglight Agent...

We have a question on Foglight HA.  If we have 2 nodes in Foglight HA environment, and we want to patch the OS on one nodes which will require a...

How can the Foglight Management Server be changed, to prevent VERBOSE messages from being written to the Management Server logs?

How to change Foglight Management Server (FMS) from a standalone server to run as a high availability (HA) server?

On a number of occasions the Foglight Management Server (FMS) or Agent Manager (FglAM) seems to be in a hung state and it is not possible to login...

There is no workload metric in the Databases dashboard (Global View) or workload column appears as "n/a".

A Foglight Management Server or Agent Manager is located on a virtual machine which (VM) runs out of Java Heap Space even though the VM is...

How to setup Foglight connect Microsoft SQL server backend repository using TLS/SSL?

The Foglight Management Server (FMS) and Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) provides support for moving agents between FglAM clients (that connect to...

How to configure Foglight with windows Single Sign-On (SSO)?

How does one properly configure a Foglight Agent Manager HA (FglAM HA) installation and explain how it functions?

This article describes how to completely uninstall the Agent Manager and remove the init.d script used to run the Agent Manager as a daemon or the...

When restarting the Foglight Management Server or Foglight Agent Manager multiple alarm emails are sent. Is it possible to prevent the multiple...

The Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) is configured for high availability (HA) but the failover is not working.

How to blackout all of Foglight

Cannot install the license file via the Manage License dashboard. Error received is  "Could not execute the requested operation, errors) had...

How to disable HTTP access to Foglight and allow only HTTPS access?

How to get a product Walkthrough or Demo

If you did not install the Agent Manager as a Windows® service using the installer, you can do so from the command line after installing the Agent...

After upgrading to 7.1 or higher, dashboards relying on on-demand queries (e.g. Sessions) have stopped working on the Federator.

Is it possible to monitor SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups using the listener address with the Foglight SQL Server agent?

Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) fail to establish WinRM connection. Error message: ECHO    DEBUG [WinRMWebServiceManagementConnection[20...

How to update SAML 2.0 hostname used in the metadata.xml if you need to use a custom DNS entry instead of the physical hostname.

How to plan for using GMSA with Foglight

Blank Email Alerts being generated from FMS

Embedded repositories such as the MySQL and PostgreSQL Foglight Management Server (FMS) databases may encounter performance issues or crash due to...

When starting the Agent Manager (FglAM) the following error is encountered: 2014-10-07 13:10:20.000 FATAL [native] Incompatible minimum and...

After navigating to the Email Configuration page (Admin Console | Administration | Setup & Support | Email Configuration), and configuring the...

Looking in the Administration > Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory dashboard, several of the installed cartridges are in a "Partially Enabled" state...

Does Foglight support MS SQL Server Always ON Cluster, with Availability Group and multiSubnet failover, as Database repository?

Foglight Management Server (FMS) - Performance issues.   What are the steps to investigate?

Several database installations are running on one server. Each database installation is having its own virtual host name. On the DB dashboards...

Is there a way to change the user/password for many database agents?

A history of the alarms previous fired can be very useful to investigate a technical issue. How can a history of the alarms or a specific type of...

How to add a Topology Type to manage its instance count in the Stale Objects Dashboard (Investigate Objects for Cleanup dashboard)  - Dashboards...

How can a user change the JVM flags used by the Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) when starting up?

How to config Foglight Integration with SAML 2.0 in Microsoft Entra ID formerly known as Azure AD

What are the requirements for Infrastructure Agent on Windows and Linux and required ports.

Windows Remote Management (WinRM) can be configured quickly on a Windows Server using default settings through the "winrm quickconfig" command.

After a Foglight license expired and a new license was added the Globalview databases dashboard displays only the message  "There is no data to...

Which ports are needed to be opened on the firewall to allow monitoring of Foglight for Databases (Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase)?

When monitoring hosts and database instances using a shared Active Directory (AD) service account across multiple agents, a password change in AD...

Which Foglight Cartridge for SQL Server Availability/Usability alarms will fire against certain system status?  

How to generate a new self-signed certificate for HTTPS connections to the Foglight Management Server?

The Agent Setup wizard steps you through the process of adding and configuring Active Directory® agent instances on one of more Domain Controllers...

What is Support's policy on creating custom dashboards or reports? Are custom Dashboards/Rules/Reports supported by Quest Support?

Foglight 7.1 upgrade fails if using integrated authentication to connect to Foglight SQL Server repository in the existing Foglight environment...

This article outlines the steps required to migrate the Foglight Management Server (FMS) to a different machine, including scenarios where the FMS...

Is it possible to change the severity of these alarms, for example from Fatal to Critical?

How to create custom rules in Foglight?

For Foglight Database Agents to collect operating system (OS) metrics from monitored Windows hosts, either Windows Remote Management (WinRM) or...

Where can I find step by step guides for upgrading my Foglight

The self-signed TLS certificate used by the FMS for the Tomcat webserver is due to expire very soon on the 13th March 2025. After the certificate...

Support bundles generated from the Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) may be empty or fail to create. This is often caused by large SQL PI statistics...

The Infrastructure dashboard has a Wizard that allows to easily Add Custom Rules . This is briefly documented on the Foglight for Infrastructure...

Is it possible to install the fglcmd utility outside the Foglight server?

How to exclude Ciphers from Foglight the Management Server and Foglight Agent Manager?

Processes  tab in  Infrastructure Host Monitor  dashboard does not show Swap Size for individual process instances. The monitored host is...

The rule Number of Processes fired with an Abnormal number of processes alarm message. Does this mean the Host is struggling or is under heavy...

When will the FMS (Foglight Management Server) external repository be supported on Oracle 23c?

Monitored host performance metrics in Child FMS doesn't match with performance metrics in Federator FMS . Host object shows multiple aliases...

How to set Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) to use https to communicate with Foglight Management Server (FMS)? How to set FglAM to use SSL...

After experiencing local UDP problems, how can one force Foglight to use TCP in High Availability (HA) mode?

After applying blackout to an agent via script using the AgentBlackoutService interface with the applyAgentBlackout(String agentId, String...

A monitored host requires a 2-step / factor verification logon system which accepts a password for the first part and a token based pin for the...

How to modify e-mails subject and messages adding rule severity variables.

How are credentials secured in Foglight (Management Server Login, Backend Database and Agent credentials) and what encryption is used for passwords?

After starting the Agent Manager process (fglam) via command line, the Agent Manager appears as connected in the Foglight console. Agents start...

VMwarePerformance agent did not fire any alarm notifying VMware services were down on vCenter server

Infrastructure Agents not gathering metrics properly:  UnixAgent does not collect metrics from Linux or Oracle Solaris host UnixAgentPlus...

Does VMware Performance agent support Foglight Agent Manager High Availability (FglAM HA) mode?

Is there Documentation/Tutorial Guide(s) which explains how to design/create custom Dashboards, Views and Reports in Foglight?

Is it possible to leave the recipient email address blank/null for alarm email notifications? It is a requirement to leave the email recipient...

Customer would like query the data in Foglight DB through an external application either via ODBC or any other possible means to build report on...

Where to find information about troubleshooting FMS Performance issues

This article outlines recommended anti-virus exclusion settings to prevent performance issues or interference with the Foglight Management Server...

If we monitor the database in SSL mode, we must import the certificate of the database server into the keystore, What are the steps required to...

Learn how the Hosts dashboard enables you to review a high-level summary of host performance in your environment.

How to Upgrade Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM)

How to install a Foglight license from the Foglight Management Server console?

This article explains how to remove a host from the Foglight Management Server (FMS) when it has been decommissioned or no longer requires...

How to use the Global Search in Foglight 6.0 and higher

Beginning with the 5.9.7.10 database cartridges, users will be introduced to a Quick Tutorial of the Global View Databases Dashboard using Foglight...

Non-administrator roles have been added to give users access to Administer database agent alarms. This role filters out all of the other...

You can override the alarm rules for the selected agents by assigning an alarm template. You can use the template to enable or disable alarms for...

How to download and install a Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM)

What are the steps to install a cartridge in Foglight by Adding it to a Cartridge Inventory of an Existing Foglight Management Server?

Example steps to generate an RSA key for a Linux host for a Foglight RSA credential.

Where can instructional material which explains usage of the Rest API be found?

How to determine the version of Tomcat in use by Foglight?

What versions of OpenJDK and JDK are used with the Foglight Management Server and Foglight Agent Manager?

How to monitor user specific process using the Infrastructure Cartridge (IC)?