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Foglight for Exchange 7.1.0 - Foglight for Office 365 User Guide

Getting started with Foglight for Office 365 Administering monitoring agents and collected data Monitoring your environment Foglight for Office 365 views

Deploy the Foglight for Office 365 agent package

To deploy the Foglight for Office 365 agent package:
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Click Deploy Agent Package in the Administration tab > Tasks list.
The Deploy Agent Package wizard appears.
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Select the Foglight Agent Manager Host to which the Foglight for Office 365 agent package is to be deployed, and click Next.
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Review the information on the Summary page, then click Finish.
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Once successfully deployed, a confirmation dialog appears. Click OK to close this dialog.

Managing Foglight for Office 365 agents

Foglight for Office 365 agents collect data from the Exchange Online environment, which is then used to populate the performance metrics presented in the Office 365 Environment dashboard and views.

This section describes how to:

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Add and configure Foglight for Office 365 agents
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Activate, deactivate, and delete agents
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Start and stop data collection
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Configure domain credentials
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Set up permissions to use the Office 365 APIs

Add and configure Foglight for Office 365 agents

 
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IMPORTANT: Foglight for Office 365 uses the CATALYST_URL registry variable to redirect you to the Foglight login page after completing the permission consent process. Ensure that this registry variable is correctly configured before proceeding with the agent creation wizard.
To add and configure a Foglight for Office 365 agent:
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Click Create Agent on the Agents management toolbar.
The Create an Office 365 Agent wizard appears.
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On the Manage Permissions for Office 365 page, carefully read the instructions about the steps that you need to take before proceeding with the wizard, then click the link Click here to go to Office 365 web page for application permission consent.
You are redirected to the Foglight for Office 365 login page.
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Log in using the credentials of an administrator account.
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Obtain the Office 365 Admin Consent for a tenant application to be monitored. Review the following permissions:
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Read activity data for your organization (Office 365 Management APIs)
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Read service health information for your organization (Office 365 Management APIs)
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Read contacts in all mailboxes
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Read calendars in all mailboxes
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Read all users’ full profiles
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Read all groups
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Read directory data
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View users’ email address
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View users’ basic profile
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Enable sign-on and read user’s profiles
Click Accept to complete the permission consent and be redirected to the Foglight login page.
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Log into the Foglight browser interface using your user credentials.
The Create an Office 365 Agent wizard appears, with the Manage Permissions for Office 365 page displayed.
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Click Next.
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On the Select Agent Manager Host page, select the Foglight Agent Manager host to be used for the new Office 365 agent instances.
The table displays the following Foglight Agent Manager information:
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Host Name
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Version
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OS
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Architecture
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The Office 365 Package Deployed column indicates whether the Office 365 agent package is already deployed to the Agent Manager host(s). A green check in this column indicates that the agent package has been deployed.
 
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NOTE: This value is not aware of a package’s version. Therefore, if you have upgraded the cartridge, you must deploy the new agent package even if this column indicates that the FglaM host already has an agent package.
Click Next.
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On the Assign and Validate Domain Credentials page, review the available credentials, and edit them, as necessary.
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To create a new credential, click Add domain to a new credential.
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In the Create New Credential and Assign dialog box, create a credential that you want to use to access the monitored resource. Type a new credential name, user name, password, and lockbox, and click Submit.
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To select an existing credential, click Add domain to an existing credential.
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In the Select Existing Credential dialog box, select an existing credential, and click Submit.
Click Next.
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On the Summary page, review the configuration settings chosen for the new agent, and click Finish.
The Agent Setup wizard closes. A confirmation dialog appears when the operation is complete.
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Click OK to close the dialog box.
The Foglight for Office 365 agent is now added and configured, and appears in the Office 365 Environment dashboard > Administration tab.

Activate, deactivate, and delete agents

To activate a Foglight for Office 365 agent or a ADFS agent:
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Select the agent instance in the Agents management table.
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Click Activate.
Once successfully activated, the Status column for that agent is changed to display the Active icon.
To deactivate a Foglight for Office 365 agent or a ADFS agent:
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Select a the agent instance in the Agents management table.
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Click Deactivate.
Once successfully deactivated, the Status column for that agent is changed to display the Deactivated icon.
To delete a Foglight for Office 365 agent or a ADFS agent:
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Select the agent instance in the Agents management table.
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Click Delete.
A confirmation dialog appears.
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Click Delete to confirm the operation.
The agent is deleted and removed from the Agents management table.
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