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Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager 7.1.0 - User Guide (for AWS environments)

Using Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager for AWS Monitoring Tab System Info Tab Tags Tab Report Tab Rule Configuration Tab Administration Tab Optimizer Tab Cost Tab Policy Management Tab

Removing custom rule(s)

The Rule Configuration dashboard shows a list of existing rules and a set of rule management commands at the top of the list. Use the Remove Custom Rule button to delete existing custom rule(s) as needed.

To remove a custom rule:
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Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
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Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
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On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.
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Click Rule Configuration.
The Rule Configuration dashboard opens.
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Click Remove Custom Rule on the Rules table.
The Remove dialog box opens.
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Click Yes.
The Rules table refreshes automatically and removes the selected rule.

 

Administration Tab

The Administration tab of the Cloud Manager dashboard contains links to agent administration tasks that you can use to manage AWS performance agents.

Figure 26. Administration dashboard

To access the Administration dashboard:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.
4
Click Administration in the actions bar.

For more information, see the following topics:

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Tasks view
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Agents related commands
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Creating an AWS Agent
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Editing agent properties

Tasks view

The Tasks view allows you to create an AWS agent, to create instance credentials, to assign AWS instances credentials, and to review license usage. For more information about how to create an AWS agent, refer to Creating an AWS Agent .

To create user name and password for an instance:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.
4
Click Administration.
The Administration dashboard opens.
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On the Tasks view, click Create Instance Credential, and then click User Name and Password from the prompted dialog box.
The Add a New “User Name and Password” Credential dialog box opens.
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In the Credential Properties view, type User Name and Password, confirm the password, and then click Next.
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In the Credential Name and Lockbox view, select a lockbox, and then click Next.
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In the Resource Mapping view, confirm the source mapping, and then click Next or Finish.
To create a RSA key for an instance:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.
4
Click Administration.
The Administration dashboard opens.
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On the Tasks view, click Create Instance Credential, and then click RSA Key from the prompted dialog box.
The Add a New “RSA Key” Credential dialog box opens.
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In the Credential Properties view, type Private Key, Pass Phase, and User Name, then click Next.
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In the Credential Name and Lockbox view, select a lockbox, and then click Next.
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In the Resource Mapping view, confirm the source mapping, and then click Next or Finish.
To assign credentials for AWS instances:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.
4
Click Administration.
The Administration dashboard opens.
5
On the Tasks view, click Assign AWS Instances Credentials.
The Credentials dialog box opens.
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In the Credentials dialog box, select a lockbox or credential, and then click the button.
The Assign Credential dialog box opens.
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In the Assign Credential dialog box, click Add.
The Choose Instance Dialog box opens, select an instance, and then click Select.
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The Choose Instance Dialog box closes, and the selected instance appears on the EC2 Instances table. Click save.
To review license usage:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.
4
Click Administration.
The Administration dashboard opens.
5
On the Tasks view, click Review License Usage.
The Review License Usage dialog box opens.
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Click AWS in the Review License Usage dialog box to review the current AWS license information.
The AWS license table shows the Account, Monitoring Agent, and Monitored Instance Count of your license.
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Click the number in the Monitored Instance Count column.
The Instances dialog box opens and shows the detailed information about all monitored instances.
If the number of monitored instance goes beyond your valid license, the following message will shows on the Cloud Manager dashboard: “Caution: Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager is over-deployed by <number> monitored virtual machines. Please contact Quest to purchase additional licenses.”

Agents related commands

The Administration dashboard shows a list of existing agent instances and a set of agent management commands at the top of the list. Use it to verify that your agents are collecting data from the monitored environment.

The following commands are available:

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Add: Starts a workflow for creating new agent instances. For more information, see Creating an AWS Agent.
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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 the AWS accounts 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 AWS accounts.
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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. Editing agent 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.
 
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IMPORTANT: Updating the agent package using this command generates the previously existing credentials. However, if you update the agent package by re-deploying its .gar file through the Agent Status page, the credentials need to be re-created. To do that, select an agent instance, click Edit Properties, and configure the required credentials on the Credentials tab of the Edit Tab Manager dialog box.

To perform any of the available commands, select 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.

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