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Foglight 5.9.2 - Installing Foglight on Windows with an Embedded PostgreSQL Database

Before Installing Foglight Installing Foglight
Preparing to install Installing a new version of the Management Server Installed directories Foglight settings Uninstalling Foglight Upgrading the Management Server
Running the Management Server Installing and Upgrading Cartridges Installing Agents Appendix: Switching from an Embedded to an External Database

Using the command line

From the command line, type the following to install the Management Server as a Windows® service:

fms.exe --install-service
Additional Commands

In addition to the commands listed under Additional commands in Starting and stopping the Management Server, the following commands are available for the Foglight Management Server Windows service.

 
Table 2. Running the Management Server as a Windows service - additional commands
Command
Represents
Description

-b

start-service

Start the Management Server Windows service

-r

remove-service

Stop and remove the Management Server Windows service

Stopping the Management Server

The following section describes how to stop the Management Server.

To stop the Management Server:

Do one of the following:

•
Type Ctrl-C on the command window in which the Management Server started.
•
Navigate to the bin directory and run the following command:
fms --stop
•
Depending on where you installed the startup icon, choose Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight 5.9.x > Stop Foglight or double-click the Stop Foglight icon on the desktop.

When the server has stopped successfully, the StartFoglight command window closes.

Logging in to Foglight

 
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NOTE: The Management Server must be running before you can log in to Foglight.
To log in to Foglight:
1
Depending on where you installed the program icons, navigate to Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight > Foglight Console
2
Enter a valid user name and password and click Login.
To log in to Foglight using a web browser:
1
Open a web browser and type the following:
http://<hostname>:<port>
Where <hostname> is the name of the machine where the Management Server is installed and <port> is the HTTP port specified during installation (the default is 8080).
2
Enter a valid user name and password and click Login.
 
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NOTE: The Foglight browser interface requires JavaScript. Ensure that you have enabled JavaScript in your web browser before you attempt to log in.

Monitoring the Management Server host

During the installation, or upgrade, a HostAgent is automatically created to monitor the host where the Management Server, the embedded Foglight Agent Manager, and embedded database run. The health of this host directly affects the health and performance of Foglight.

To view the HostAgent:
1
Start the Management Server.
For detailed information, see Starting the Management Server .
1
Log in to Foglight.
2
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration > Agents > Agent Status.
3
On the Agent Status dashboard, find the WindowsAgentPlus called EmbeddedHostMonitor.

Information about the status and data collection of the agent are available on this dashboard.

To view the data that the HostAgent collects for the Management Server host:
1
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Infrastructure.
2
From the Select a Service list, select the service for the host.
3
On the Monitoring tab, select the host from the list.

For more information about monitoring activities and exploring the data collected for the host, see the Foglight for Infrastructure User and Reference Guide.

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