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Foglight for Virtualization Enterprise Edition 8.9.3 - Installing Foglight on a UNIX System with an Embedded PostgreSQL Database

Before Installing Foglight Installing Foglight
Preparing to install Installing a new version of the Management Server Installed directories Foglight settings Uninstalling Foglight Upgrading the Management Server
Running the Management Server Installing and Upgrading Cartridges Installing Agents Appendix: Switching from an Embedded to an External Database

Silent mode

In silent mode, a properties file is used to feed in the installation parameters. The file consists of a list of key-value pairs, which are described in the following table.

To run the installer in silent mode:
Linux® - Foglight only
Foglight-5_9_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i silent
Linux® - Foglight Evolve only
Foglight-Evolve-x_x_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i silent

To use a specific properties file in silent mode, append the following option:

-f <fms_silent_install>.properties

The installer loads the specified properties file. When the file name and installer prefix are the same, the installer uses the properties automatically.

 
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NOTE: In certain configurations the Management Server uses ports in addition to the ones that you set using the silent installer. See the Administration and Configuration Guide for details.
 

The following table lists the properties available for configuring a silent installation, and their default values.

 
Table 1. Properties available for configuring a silent installation
Property
Description
Default

FMS_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Administrator password for Foglight.

foglight

FMS_CLUSTER_MCAST_PORT

Cluster Multicast port.

45566

FMS_DB

Allows you to specify whether the database is embedded or external.

Must be set to external if FMS_HA_MODE=1

embedded

FMS_DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Allows you to specify the password for the database administrator user account.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

None.

FMS_DB_ADMIN_USER

Allows you to specify the database administrator user account.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

foglight

FMS_DB_HOST

Allows you to specify the host name of the database machine.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

127.0.0.1

FMS_DB_NAME

Allows you to specify the name of the Foglight database.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

foglight

FMS_DB_PORT

User-defined port for the database.

15432

FMS_DB_SETUPNOW

0 = Set up the database after installation is complete.

1 = Set up the database as part of the installation.

1

FMS_DB_TYPE

Specifies the database type.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

postgresql

FMS_DB_USER

Database user name.

foglight

FMS_DB_USER_PASSWORD

Database user password.

foglight

FMS_FEDERATION_PORT

Federation communication port.

1099

FMS_HA_MODE

0 = Run Foglight in standalone mode.

1 = Run Foglight in HA (High Availability) mode.

0

FMS_HA_PARTITION

High Availability (HA) partition name.

Only required if FMS_HA_MODE=1.

FMS_HA

FMS_HTTP_PORT

HTTP port.

8080

FMS_HTTPS_ONLY

0 = Do not run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only.

1 = Run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only.

0

FMS_HTTPS_PORT

HTTPS port.

8443

FMS_LICENSE_AGREEMENT

License agreement acknowledgment.

yes

FMS_LICENSE_FILE

Allows you to add a license file by specifying the path to the license.

NOTE: See the Administration and Configuration Guide for information about license requirements, managing licenses, and the different categories of cartridges (based on their license requirements).

None (the license file you specify is validated).

FMS_QP5APP_PORT

The port for an embedded query engine.

8448

FMS_RUN_NOW

Starts the Management Server at the end of the installation.

false

FMS_UPGRADE

Only required to update an existing installation, in which case it must be set to 1.

1

INSTALLER_UI

The property is set to SILENT for silent mode.

This setting is the default one and is mandatory.

SILENT

USER_INSTALL_DIR

The Foglight installation directory.

If you want to upgrade an existing installation, specify the path to the existing installation directory here (and ensure that FMS_UPGRADE is set to 1).

None.

USER_SHORTCUTS

Sets the shortcut location.

None.

FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_ENABLED

For enabling Foglight as a Linux service, in which case it must be set to 1.

0

FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_VALID_PLATFORM

For enabling Foglight as a Linux service, in which case it must be set to true.

false

FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_RUN_USER

The username who is used to run the Foglight.

None.

FMS_FIPS_APPROVED_ONLY_MODE

Enable FIPS Compliance mode for the Foglight server.

false

 

Installing Foglight

The Foglight installer allows you either to install a new instance of the Foglight Management Server or to upgrade an existing installation of a Foglight Management Server. This guide provides the procedures for a new installation of the Management Server. For upgrade procedures, see the Upgrade Guide.

 
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NOTE: The Management Server should be installed on a dedicated machine.

For more details, see these topics:

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Preparing to install
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Installing a new version of the Management Server
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Installed directories
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Foglight settings
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Uninstalling Foglight
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Upgrading the Management Server

Preparing to install

The requirements for installing Foglight are:

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A machine to host the Management Server. The Management Server should run on a dedicated machine because it must process and store large volumes of data.
 
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NOTE: Ensure that a host name resolution and reverse lookup are confirmed prior to installing the Foglight Management Server.
NOTE: Link-local IPv6 addresses are not supported for the Management Server because many web browsers do not support link-local IPv6 addresses.
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Administrator or root access to all machines requiring a Foglight agent.
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An administrator password for Foglight. The user name foglight and the default password for this account can initially be used to log in to the browser interface and to use command-line interface options with root privileges. It is recommended that you change the default password for this account.
 
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NOTE: The installer does not allow installing Foglight with embedded PostgreSQL® as root on Unix.
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A user account on the machine where you are installing Foglight.
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The IATEMPDIR environment variable is set to a location with sufficient space for installer self-extraction to meet the requirements.

Installing a new version of the Management Server

Once all system requirements are in place, you are ready to install the Management Server. The installer prompts you to input data, and shows progress during the installation process.

The Foglight installer offers two installation options:

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Standard — This option accepts all of the installer defaults, and installs an embedded PostgreSQL® database only. To use this option, follow the instructions in Installing the Management Server - Standard Install option.
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Custom — This option allows you to modify the installer defaults, and to choose an external database type. To use this option, follow the instructions in Installing the Management Server - Custom Install option.

The Foglight installation process consists of the same basic steps for all platforms. For specific platform customizations, see Installed directories.

For more details, see these topics:

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Installing the Management Server - Standard Install option
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Installing the Management Server - Custom Install option
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Foglight Server Startup page
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Next steps
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Embedded Agent Manager
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