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Foglight 6.1.0 - Installing Foglight on Windows with an External Microsoft SQL Server Database

Table of Contents

Before Installing Foglight

What is Foglight? Hardware requirements and guidelines Planning your installation

High Availability mode

Considerations for running the Management Server in HA mode

Using an external database Creating the database manually Planning for authentication with gMSA Licensing Installation modes

Console mode Silent mode

Installing Foglight

Preparing to install Installing a new version of the Management Server

Step 1: Introduction

Step 1: Introduction Step 2: Transaction Product Agreement Step 3: Select installation type Step 4: Choose installation folder Step 5: Choose shortcut location Step 6: Foglight service Step 7: Pre-installation summary Step 8: Installing Foglight Step 9: Foglight administrator password Step 10: Foglight mode Step 11: FIPS Compliance mode Step 12: Foglight repository database type Step 13: Foglight ports configuration Step 14: Add Foglight license file Step 15: Add Foglight to system service Step 16: Foglight server startup Step 17: Change service credentials [Optional] Step 18: Install complete

Foglight Server Startup page Configuration about SQL Server Failover Next steps Embedded Agent Manager

Installed directories Foglight settings

Editing the server.config file Enabling High Availability mode after installation Changing external database credentials Importing self-signed certificates to Foglight TrustStore

Non-FIPS mode FIPS-compliant mode

Setting up an encrypted database connection Setting up an encrypted LDAP connection with SSL Using encryption when sending email from Foglight Configuring ports Configuring the cluster multicast port used in High Availability mode Setting up Foglight server federation Setting memory parameters for the server

Process heap use

Adding command-line options Binding the Management Server to an IP address Configuring Foglight to use stronger encryption Configuring Foglight to use the HTTPS port

Importing a network security certificate Importing a PKCS #12 (pfx) format certificate

Setting the length of Foglight sessions

HP patch checking tool Uninstalling Foglight Upgrading the Management Server Installing Foglight FAQ

Running the Management Server

Manual database configuration

Option 1 - Run the Foglight database tool to configure the database Option 2 - Run SQL scripts to configure the database

Initializing the database Starting and stopping the Management Server

Starting the Management Server Running the Management Server as a Windows service

Using the Start Menu options Using the command line

Stopping the Management Server Starting and stopping the Management Server in High Availability mode

Logging in to Foglight

Monitoring the Management Server host Next steps

Running the Management Server FAQ

Installing and Upgrading Cartridges Installing Agents

Agent installers Remote agent installation

Upgrading the Management Server

See the Upgrade Guide for detailed upgrade instructions.

Installing Foglight FAQ

When I try to install Foglight with an external database using silent mode, Foglight generates a fatal error that states “Foglight Database Found: Installation canceled”. Why does this error occur?

Silent mode does not work if you set parameters in the properties file for Foglight to connect to an external database and an existing Foglight schema is present in that database. There is no Foglight silent installer parameter for using an existing database schema in order to prevent the contents of an existing database from being lost.

If you attempt to run the silent installer using a properties file that specifies an external database where an existing Foglight schema is present, a fatal error like the following appears in the installation logs and the installation fails:

An existing Foglight database schema was found.

Cannot continue install. Run the installer in a GUI mode.

Database Install Failed

Foglight Database Found: Installation canceled.

Status: FATAL ERROR

If you encounter this error, either run the installer in GUI mode or drop the database manually. When you run the installer in GUI mode, a screen appears if an existing Foglight database schema is found. This screen allows you to keep your existing data, create a database, or select a different database. See Installing a new version of the Management Server for more information.

Running the Management Server

The instructions in this section assume that you have already installed Foglight. If you have not, see Installing Foglight for installation instructions.

For more details, see these topics:

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Manual database configuration

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Initializing the database

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Starting and stopping the Management Server

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Logging in to Foglight

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Running the Management Server FAQ

Manual database configuration

If you chose Manually create the repository database while installing the Management Server for use with an external database, there are two ways in which you can configure the database before starting the Management Server. Choose the one that best suits your needs:

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Option 1 - Run the Foglight database tool to configure the database

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Option 2 - Run SQL scripts to configure the database

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