Foglight for Java EE Technologies must be deployed on a Foglight Management Server version 5.6.7 or later, and to a Foglight Agent Manager version 5.6.7.2 or later. For information about system requirements for this release, refer to the "Hardware Requirements and Guidelines" section in the Foglight System Requirements and Platform Support Guide.
Before installing Foglight for Java EE Technologies, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:
| Platform | For a list of supported platforms, refer to the Supported Platforms section in the Managing Java EE Systems, Supported Platforms and Servers Guide. |
| Memory | Varies, depending on the environment. Suggested value: Minimum 1GB. |
| Hard Disk Space | Approximately 600 MB of additional hard drive disk space is required to install the cartridge file. |
| Operating System | To ensure the stable performance of Foglight for Java EE Technologies and its agent, your operating system must have the minimum maintenance patches required to run Java applications. Patch requirements are available at the following URLs: AIX: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/aix/service.html AIX 5L 5.3 requires patches to run JDK 1.4.2, 1.5, and 1.6 VMs; see the URL listed above for the latest patch requirements. HP-UX: http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/hpuxjava-patchinfo/index.html Linux: Check for known problems in the release notes and check that the packages they mention are up to date. Oracle Solaris: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/patches/solaris/index.html |
| Additional Software | For a list of supported application servers and JDKs, see the Managing Java EE Systems: Supported Platforms and Servers Guide, which can be found in the same location as these release notes. |
Support for the following application servers has been discontinued:
Support for the following application servers and OS platforms will be discontinued as of the next major version release of Foglight for Java EE Technologies:
Support for JDK 1.4.2 and related application server versions will also be discontinued as of the next major version release of Foglight for Java EE Technologies. This includes:
These application servers and OS platforms are supported in this release, as documented in the Managing Java EE Technologies Systems: Supported Platforms and Servers Guide. We hope that this notice of planned support changes helps customers plan their upgrades.
Foglight includes a licensing capability that restricts access to those features that are defined in the license. Any Management Server installation requires a license that grants access to server-specific parts of the browser interface and the features associated with them. Foglight cartridges are also license-protected. While some cartridges are covered by the base Foglight license (such as Foglight Agent Manager cartridges and the Cartridge for Infrastructure), others may require an additional license.
This cartridge is covered by the base Foglight license.
To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:
The Foglight for Java EE Technologies release package contains the following:
Note: The guides have not been updated for this release.
All of the online help appears in the Managing Applications Servers folder on the Help tab of the action panel in the Foglight browser interface.
For detailed information about installing Foglight for Java EE Technologies, see the Managing Java EE Systems: Installation and Configuration Guide.
For information about managing the Nexus, see the Managing Application Servers: Administration and Configuration Guide.
Additional information is available from the following:
This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.
This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe, and Latin America.
This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: Foglight for Java EE Technologies agent property names are not currently localizable. Developer level DEBUG log messages are not localizable.
