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• Foglight APM for Real User Experience 5.9.11 - Installation and Setup Guide

Foglight APM for Real User Experience 5.9.11 - Installation and Setup Guide

Table of Contents  

Installation overview

Introducing the monitoring architecture

Software components

Foglight Management Server Archiver Sniffer Browser Instrumentation Relayer Archiver databases

Ports used by Foglight APM

Appliance types Typical monitoring solutions

Monitoring physical networks Monitoring virtual networks Mixing physical and virtual appliances Adding Foglight APM to an existing Foglight installation

Installing physical appliances

Before you begin

Physical appliance components Other network components required Anatomy of an appliance

Planning an installation of physical appliances

Public network switch Private network switch for the capture subnet Network taps

Monitoring individual web servers Monitoring web server farms

Network information required for physical appliances

Installing appliances on a network rack Connecting appliances to the network Connecting Sniffers

Connecting Sniffers to network taps Connecting Sniffers to Archivers

Connecting one Sniffer to one Archiver Connecting Sniffers to Archivers

Starting physical appliances and configuring remote access Launching the Console Program remotely with DRAC

Installing virtual appliances

Monitoring multiple ESXi hosts

Monitoring multiple hosts through a centralized Sniffer Monitoring multiple hosts using local Sniffers Mixing virtual and physical appliances Scaling out a multiple host configuration Installing virtual appliances to monitor multiple hosts

Monitoring a single ESXi host

All-on-one-host variation Scalability Installing virtual appliances to monitor a single host

Before you begin

Software environment Foglight APM OVF templates Required port groups RAID configuration Network information for virtual appliances

Creating port groups on virtual switches

Configuring port groups on a distributed switch

Creating a Monitoring Network port group required by Sniffers Creating the Capture Network port group required by Sniffers and Archivers Creating a virtual adapter for the Capture Network port group

Configuring port groups on a standard switch

Deploying Foglight virtual templates Deploying the Foglight virtual Sniffer template Connecting virtual appliances on different servers Powering on virtual appliances

Setting up appliances

Logging in to the Console Program Enabling SSH and changing the default password Setting the date and time Specifying network settings Exiting the Console Program Launching Foglight Configuring software components

Working with appliance-hosted Management Servers

Configuring Management Server settings Configuring the Management Server to work with SSL keys

Creating a new SSL key for Foglight HTTPS access Using an existing SSL key for Foglight HTTPS access Configuring Foglight for secure remote LDAP access

Restricted file access Transferring support files from a physical appliance

Transferring files to Windows systems Transferring files to Linux systems

Troubleshooting appliance-hosted Management Servers Differences from working with server-hosted Management Servers

Setting up server-hosted Management Servers

Server requirements

Downloading and installing 256-bit encryption files Disabling the NetBIOS over TCP/IP setting

Installing Foglight APM cartridges Communicating with Sniffer and Archiver appliances Configuring Federated Children Enabling High Availability mode

Maintaining appliances

Launching the Console Program

Accessing physical appliances using SSH on Microsoft Windows systems Accessing physical appliances using SSH on UNIX systems

List of tasks available from the main menu Managing user accounts

Adding new user accounts Modifying user accounts and enabling SSH Removing user accounts

Modifying the time zone, time, or date Modifying the list of NTP servers for physical appliances Modifying network settings Shutting down appliances Rebooting appliances Updating software

Upgrading from a PKG file Displaying the upgrade log

Testing network settings Stopping and starting processes Reviewing the appliance system details and health status Reviewing the status of NIC devices Verifying monitored traffic by port Purging and resetting Archiver databases Creating support bundles Creating TCP dump files Accessing the home directory Creating Dell report archives on physical appliances

Backing up and restoring physical appliances

Setting up appliances as NetVault clients

Enabling an appliance's NetVault client Registering an appliance in NetVault

Running and restoring backups

Stopping Foglight and running a backup Restoring backups

Preparing a new appliance Restoring a backup

Appendix: Troubleshooting

Diagnosing Sniffer issues

Overview of the Sniffer test Running the Sniffer test Investigating and resolving issues in monitored traffic

Understanding packet drops with SPAN ports and aggregation network taps Expanding full partitions on virtual appliances

Expanding the size of virtual disks Expanding the size of partitions

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Connecting Sniffers to Archivers

The number of Sniffers and Archivers in your installation determines how you connect the appliances to each other, that is, with a direct cable or with a private switch. For more information, see Private network switch for the capture subnet.

 

NOTE: If you are using a single All-in-One Appliance, you can skip this step. The internal Sniffer and Archiver are already connected.

For more information, see the following sections:

•	Connecting one Sniffer to one Archiver

•	Connecting Sniffers to Archivers

Connecting one Sniffer to one Archiver

In an installation with one Sniffer and one Archiver located on different appliances, use a network cable to connect the appliances’ auxiliary ports. For more information, see Planning an installation of physical appliances.

To connect one Sniffer to one Archiver:

•	Connect the Auxiliary Port (eth1) on the Sniffer’s appliance to the Auxiliary Port (eth1) on the Archiver’s appliance. The Sniffer can now send data to the Archiver.

Figure 8. Connecting one Sniffer to one Archiver

Connecting Sniffers to Archivers

In an installation with more than one Sniffer and/or Archiver, you need to connect the appliances through the private switch. The relayer components automatically perform load balancing across all the Archivers. One Sniffer can send data to up to 32 Archivers. For more information, see Planning an installation of physical appliances.

To connect Sniffers to Archivers:

•	Connect the Auxiliary Port (eth1) on each Sniffer’s appliance and each Archiver’s appliance to a private network switch.

Figure 9. Connecting Sniffers to Archivers

Starting physical appliances and configuring remote access

Before powering on an appliance for the first time, connect a monitor and keyboard to it. After you turn on the appliance, you should immediately configure the Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) port so that you can log into the appliance remotely to perform administrative tasks in the future. Then you can remove the monitor and keyboard, attach them to the next appliance, and repeat this procedure.

When configuring DRAC, you need to specify the appliance’s DRAC IP Address and Gateway IP Address. For more information, see Network information required for physical appliances.

 

IMPORTANT: To open the DRAC setup menu, you must interrupt the initialization process when prompted.

To start an appliance and configure remote access:

1	Connect a monitor to the Video Port.

2	Connect a keyboard to one of the USB Ports.

3	Press the power button to start the appliance.

The power-on indicator lights when the appliance system power is on.

4	Closely monitor the boot-up sequence. When the message “Press <CTRL-E> for Remote Access Setup within 5 sec” appears, press Ctrl+E.

The DRAC setup screen appears. Your version of the DRAC setup screen may be different than that used to create the following steps. If necessary, see the Dell Remote Access Controller documentation.

5	To configure remote access, complete the following steps.

a	Select LAN User Configuration using the arrow keys, and press Enter.

b	Change the default User Login and Password setting.

c	Select LAN Parameters.

d	Select Ethernet IP Address, and press Enter.

e	In the Ethernet IP Address box, type the DRAC IP Address, and press Enter.

f	In the Default Gateway box, type the Gateway IP Address, and press Enter.

g	Press the Esc key to exit the DRAC setup menu.

The DRAC setup is complete and remote access is now enabled. Allow the appliance to finish booting.

6	When you see the log in prompt, do one of the following:

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To complete the appliance setup remotely (recommended), leave the appliance at the log in prompt, and disconnect the monitor and keyboard. Repeat this procedure for each of your appliances. When all appliances are configured for remote access, go to Launching the Console Program remotely with DRAC and then Setting up appliances.

•	To complete the appliance setup now, go to Setting up appliances.

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