Foglight 7.3.0 - Upgrade Guide

Upgrade Foglight for Oracle

The latest version of Foglight for Oracle is 7.3.0.x. A direct upgrade to Foglight for Oracle 7.3.0.x is only available from version 6.1.0 or later. Customers that are running earlier versions of the product must first upgrade to version 6.1.0 and then upgrade to version 7.3.0.x.

NOTE: Foglight for Infrastructure agent will not be created in the following scenarios: • If the agent is configured to use an IP address instead of the host name • If the agent was not configured to monitor the operating system prior to the upgrade • If the agent's host is currently monitored by the legacy Cartridge for Operating Systems (prior to version 5.6.4)

Foglight for Oracle 7.3.0.x requires Management Server version 7.3.0 and Agent Manager version 7.3.0.

For cartridge installation instructions, see the Foglight for Databases Deployment Guide.

Once you have upgraded the cartridge, to deploy the agent package, navigate to the Global View dashboard and follow the upgrade wizard instructions. For a procedure describing how to deploy the agent package, see the Foglight for Oracle User Guide.

NOTE: Foglight for Oracle does not support the upgrade method of placing the new version in the folder <foglight_home>/upgrade/cartridge/.

IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading to the current version of Foglight for Oracle in a Federation architecture, the upgrade should be applied first to the Federated Children and then to the Federation Master. If the Federation Master is upgraded first, it will display incorrect information regarding the number of instances being monitored in the Status Summary section.

Upgrade Foglight for SQL Server

The latest version of Foglight for SQL Server is 7.3.0.x.

A direct upgrade to Foglight for SQL Server 7.3.0.x is only available from version 6.1.0 or later. Customers that are running earlier versions of the product must first upgrade to version 6.1.0 and then upgrade to version 7.3.0.x.

NOTE: Foglight for Infrastructure agent will not be created in the following scenarios: • If the agent is configured to use an IP address instead of the host name • If the agent was not configured to monitor the operating system prior to the upgrade • If the agent's host is currently monitored by the legacy Cartridge for Operating Systems (prior to version 5.6.4)

Foglight for SQL Server 7.3.0.x requires Management Server version 7.3.0 and Agent Manager version 7.3.0.

For cartridge installation instructions, see the Foglight for Databases Deployment Guide.

Once you have upgraded the cartridge, to deploy the agent package, navigate to the Global View dashboard and follow the upgrade wizard instructions. For a procedure describing how to deploy the agent package, see the Foglight for SQL Server User Guide.

NOTE: Foglight for SQL Server does not support the upgrade method of placing the new version in the folder <foglight_home>/upgrade/cartridge/.

IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading to the current version of Foglight for SQL Server in a Federation architecture, the upgrade should be applied first to the Federated Children and then to the Federation Master. If the Federation Master is upgraded first, it will display incorrect information regarding the number of instances being monitored in the Status Summary section.

Upgrade Foglight for SAP ASE

The latest version of Foglight for SAP ASE (formerly Foglight for Sybase) is 7.3.0.x. However, due to architectural changes in Foglight for SAP ASE 5.9.7.20, legacy cartridge versions cannot be upgraded to version 5.9.7.20 or 7.3.0.x. You may install the new SAP ASE cartridge on the same FMS instance as the old cartridge. The new Sybase cartridge must use a different FglAM than the legacy cartridge. Both FglAMs may be installed on the same FMS.

NOTE: If you upgrade the Management Server to version 5.5.8 or later, you must upgrade the Cartridge for SAP ASE to version 5.5.5 or later.

Upgrade Foglight for Azure SQL Database

The latest version of Foglight for Oracle is 7.3.0.10. Direct upgrades to this version are supported from versions 6.1.0 and later.

NOTE: Global view cart must be 7.3.0 in order for Azure SQL database cart to work on FMS 7.3.0.

For more information, see Foglight Upgrade Guide 6.3.0.