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Foglight for VMware 6.3.0 - User Guide (Lite version)

Using Foglight for VMware
Introducing the virtual infrastructure Navigation basics Interacting with Foglight for VMware VMware Performance Agent configuration
Reference
Views
VMware Alarms views VMware Explorer views VMware Modeler views VMware VirtualCenter views VMware Environment views Other views
Rules
Agent Rules Cluster Rules Datacenter Rules Datastore Rules Resource Pool Rules ESX Server Rules VirtualCenter Rules Virtual Machine Rules VMW Stale Data Management Rule Virtual Switch Rules
Appendix: Alarm Messages Appendix: Metrics

User Level Access tab

The User Level Access tab is used to filter which resources are accessible to Foglight users or Foglight user groups.

Prerequisites

Before assigning resources to be accessed by certain users or user groups, make sure to assign only the “Dashboard User” and “VMware Operator User” roles to the specified users or user groups.

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NOTE: Ensure that the specified users or user groups only have the “Dashboard User” and “VMware Operator User” roles.
To configure the resources to be accessed by the user (or user group):
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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose VMware > VMware Environment
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On the VMware Environment dashboard that appears in the display area, choose Administration > User Level Access.
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Select the user (or user group), and then click the button in the Configure column.
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In the Authorization Dialog, select the resources from the left table, and then click >> to move them to the right table, and then click save.
The Save Configuration dialog box appears, showing the configuration of User Level access has been saved successful.

Black List tab

The Black List tab is used to manage blacklists for VMs and ESX Hosts. Entities included in blacklists are not included in the collection of performance metrics.

To manage the VMs and ESX Hosts Black List:
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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose VMware > VMware Environment.
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On the VMware Environment dashboard that appears in the display area, choose Administration > Black List.
Figure 9. Black List Tab view
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Click Add button.
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In the Add VMs and ESX Hosts to Black List Dialog, choose the VMs and ESX hosts need to add to black list, and then click Save. The page will be redirected to the Black List table view and show all the VMs and ESX Hosts which are in the black list.
Figure 10. Add VMs and ESX Hosts to Black List dialog
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To remove VMs or ESX Hosts from black list, choose the VMS and ESX Hosts need to be removed from the black list, and then click Remove.
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In the Confirm Remove Dialog, click Delete to remove the selected objects.

License Control tab

The License Control tab is used to manage license usage for ESX Hosts. The ESX Hosts and related VMs in the host added to the license control list will not collect performance metrics and will not count towards license usage.

To manage the ESX Hosts license control list:
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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, choose VMware > VMware Environment.
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On the VMware Environment dashboard that appears in the display area, choose Administration > License Control.
Figure 11. License Control tab view

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Click Add button.
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In the Add ESX Hosts to License Control dialog box, choose the ESX hosts to be added to license control list and then click Save.
The page will be redirected to the License Control List table view and show all the ESX Hosts which are under license control.
Figure 12. Add ESX Hosts to License Control dialog box
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To remove ESX Hosts from license control, choose the ESX Hosts to be removed from the license control list, and then click Remove.
In the Remove Selected Object(s) dialog box, click Confirm to remove the selected objects.
Figure 13. Remove Selected Object(s) dialog box

Agents view

The Agents view shows a list of existing agent instances and a set of agent management buttons at the top of the list. The following buttons are available:

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Add: Starts a workflow for creating new agent instances. For more information, see Configuring monitoring agents for data collection.
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Refresh: Refreshes the list of agent instances and their states.
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Activate: Activates one or more selected agent instances. Activating an agent instance starts the agent process on the machine on which the agent is installed.
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Deactivate: Deactivates one or more selected agent instances. Deactivating an agent stops the agent process on the machine on which the agent is installed.
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Start Data Collection: Starts the data collection for one or more selected agent instances. Starting an agent’s data collection causes the agent to begin monitoring a Virtual Center, and to send the collected metrics back to the Management Server.
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Stop Data Collection: Stops the data collection for one or more selected agent instances. Stopping an agent’s data collection causes the agent to stop monitoring the Virtual Center.
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Edit Properties: Starts a workflow for editing the properties of one or more selected agent instances. Each agent comes with a set of properties that it uses to configure its correct running state. For more information, see Setting the Configuration properties.
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Remove: Deletes the selected agent instance.
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Update Agent: Updates the agent package to the latest version.
To perform an agent management command, select the one or more check boxes in the left-most column and click the appropriate button. For example, to start an agent’s data collection, select the check box in the agent row and click Start Data Collection.
The table in the Agents area lists the existing VMware Performance Agent instances. For more details about the data appearing in this table, see Agents view .
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