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Foglight 5.9.2 - Installing Foglight on a UNIX System with an External PostgreSQL Database

Before Installing Foglight Installing Foglight Running the Management Server Installing and Upgrading Cartridges Installing Agents

Managing licenses

 
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NOTE: This section is relevant only when installing Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition or Foglight for Storage Management systems.

When you install Foglight for Storage Management, a 45-day trial license is activated.

When you install Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition, Foglight for Storage Management is also installed along with a 45-day trial license. You must activate the Foglight for Storage Management trial license.

Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition and Foglight for Storage Management are licensed separately. You can install a purchased license of Foglight for Storage Management at any time, either during the 45-day trial, or after the trial period has expired. When the trial license expires, the Foglight for Storage Management user interface is disabled. Your access to Foglight continues according to your Foglight license.

 
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NOTE: Foglight for Storage Management functionality requires an active, licensed Foglight installation. It cannot be accessed independently from Foglight.

If you later purchase a license, the process for installing a Foglight for Storage Management license is the same as it for installing a Management Server license. For more information, see Importing a license file after installation.

Installation modes

Installation modes

The default mode for the installer is the graphical user interface mode. On UNIX® systems, in cases where a graphics display is not available, the Foglight installer can be started in command-line mode by using the console mode or silent mode.

Console mode

For Foglight systems, the console mode is available on UNIX® only for Solaris (SPARC 64 or x86-64) and Linux®.

For Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition and Foglight for Storage Management systems, the console mode is available on UNIX only for Linux

In console mode, the install instructions are in text format, but otherwise are the same as the graphical user interface install.

To execute the console mode, type the following command:

Solaris - Foglight only
Foglight-5_9_x-install_solaris-sparc64.bin -i console
Foglight-5_9_x-install_solaris-x86_64.bin -i console
Linux® - Foglight only
Foglight-5_9_x-install_linux-ia32.bin -i console
Foglight-5_9_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i console
Linux® - Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition only
Foglight_Virtualization-Enterprise-x_x_x-install_linux-ia32.bin -i console
Foglight_Virtualization-Enterprise-x_x_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i console
Linux® - Foglight for Storage Management only
FoglightStorageManagement-x_x_x-install_linux-ia32.bin -i console
FoglightStorageManagement-x_x_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i console

Silent mode

In silent mode, a properties file is used to feed in the installation parameters. The file consists of a list of key-value pairs, which are described in the following table.

To run the installer in silent mode:
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IMPORTANT: Silent mode does not work if you set parameters in the properties file for Foglight to connect to an external database, and an existing Foglight schema is present in that database. There is no Foglight silent installer parameter for using an existing database schema in order to prevent the contents of an existing database from being lost.
If you attempt to run the silent installer using a properties file that specifies an external database where an existing Foglight schema is present, a fatal error appears in the installation logs. See Installing Foglight FAQ for more information about the error message and workarounds.
Solaris - Foglight only
Foglight-5_9_x-install_solaris-sparc64.bin -i silent
Foglight-5_9_x-install_solaris-x86_64.bin -i silent
Linux® - Foglight only
Foglight-5_9_x-install_linux-ia32.bin -i silent
Foglight-5_9_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i silent
Linux® - Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition only
Foglight-Virtualization-Enterprise-x_x_x-install_linux-ia32.bin -i silent
Foglight-Virtualization-Enterprise-x_x_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i silent
Linux® - Foglight for Storage Management only
FoglightStorageManagement-x_x_x-install_linux-ia32.bin -i silent
FoglightStorageManagement-x_x_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i silent

To use a specific properties file in silent mode, append the following option:

-f <fms_silent_install>.properties

The installer loads the specified properties file. When the file name and installer prefix are the same, the installer uses the properties automatically.

 
Table 1. Properties files that the installer uses
The installer:
uses the properties file:

FoglightStorageManagement-x_x_x-install_linux-ia32.bin

FoglightStorageManagement-x_x_x-install_linux-ia32.properties

Foglight-5_9_x-install_linux-ia32.bin

Foglight-5_9_x-install_linux-ia32.properties

 
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NOTE: In certain configurations the Management Server uses ports in addition to the ones that you set using the silent installer; for example, when Foglight is running in High Availability (HA) mode. See the Administration and Configuration Guide for details.
 

The following table lists the properties available for configuring a silent installation, and their default values.

 
Table 2. Properties available for configuring a silent installation
Property
Description
Default

FMS_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Administrator password for Foglight.

foglight

FMS_CLUSTER_MCAST_PORT

Cluster Multicast port. Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

See Configuring the cluster multicast port used in High Availability mode for more information about setting this port when running Foglight in HA mode.

45566

FMS_DB

Allows you to specify whether the database is embedded or external.

Must be set to external if FMS_HA_MODE=1

embedded

FMS_DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD

Allows you to specify the password for the database administrator user account.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

None.

FMS_DB_ADMIN_USER

Allows you to specify the database administrator user account.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

foglight

FMS_DB_HOST

Allows you to specify the host name of the database machine.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

127.0.0.1

FMS_DB_NAME

Allows you to specify the name of the Foglight database.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

foglight

FMS_DB_PORT

User-defined port for the database.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

15432

FMS_DB_SETUPNOW

0 = Set up the database after installation is complete.

1 = Set up the database as part of the installation.

1

FMS_DB_TYPE

Specifies the database type.

This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

postgresql

FMS_DB_USER

Database user name.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

foglight

FMS_DB_USER_PASSWORD

Database user password.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

foglight

FMS_FEDERATION_PORT

Federation communication port.

1099

FMS_HA_MODE

0 = Run Foglight in standalone mode.

1 = Run Foglight in HA (High Availability) mode.

0

FMS_HA_PARTITION

High Availability (HA) partition name.

Only required if FMS_HA_MODE=1.

Must be set to the same value for all Management Servers that are part of the same HA partition.

FMS_HA

FMS_HTTP_PORT

HTTP port.

8080

FMS_HTTPS_ONLY

0 = Do not run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only.

1 = Run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only.

0

FMS_HTTPS_PORT

HTTPS port.

8443

FMS_LICENSE_AGREEMENT

License agreement acknowledgment.

yes

FMS_LICENSE_FILE

Allows you to add a license file by specifying the path to the license.

NOTE: See the Administration and Configuration Guide for information about license requirements, managing licenses, and the different categories of cartridges (based on their license requirements).

None (the license file you specify is validated).

FMS_QP5APP_PORT

The port for an embedded query engine.

8448

FMS_RUN_NOW

Starts the Management Server at the end of the installation.

false

FMS_UPGRADE

Only required to update an existing installation, in which case it must be set to 1.

1

INSTALLER_UI

The property is set to SILENT for silent mode.

This setting is the default one and is mandatory.

SILENT

USER_INSTALL_DIR

The Foglight installation directory.

If you want to upgrade an existing installation, specify the path to the existing installation directory here (and ensure that FMS_UPGRADE is set to 1).

None.

USER_SHORTCUTS

Sets the shortcut location.

None.

FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_ENABLED

For enabling Foglight as a Linux service, in which case it must be set to 1.

0

FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_VALID_PLATFORM

For enabling Foglight as a Linux service, in which case it must be set to true.

false

FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_RUN_USER

The username who is used to run the Foglight.

None.

 

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