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Foglight Evolve 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

Using an external database Creating the database manually 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: 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 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 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

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

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

For more details, see these topics:

•

Foglight Server Startup page

•

•

Embedded Agent Manager

Start the installation process by initiating the executable included on the Foglight installation media. Each installation screen includes a Previous button, allowing you to go back and adjust the information you have specified.

Step 1: Introduction

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

For more details, see these topics:

•

Foglight Server Startup page

•

•

Embedded Agent Manager

Start the installation process by initiating the executable included on the Foglight installation media. Each installation screen includes a Previous button, allowing you to go back and adjust the information you have specified.

Step 1: Introduction

The Introduction screen provides an overview of the mechanics of the installation interface. Review the contents of the screen, then click Next.

Step 2: Transaction Product Agreement

1

Read the Transaction Product Agreement statement, and accept or decline the terms of the agreement.

2

If you selected I accept the terms of the License Agreement, click Next.

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