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Foglight 5.9.2 - Upgrade Guide

Understand product versions Best practices Upgrade the Foglight Management Server Upgrade the Foglight Agent Manager Upgrade the Application Monitoring cartridges Upgrade the Database cartridges Upgrade the End User Management cartridges Upgrading the Infrastructure Management cartridges Upgrade the Integration cartridges Upgrade the cartridges in a federated or High Availability (HA) environment Appendix: Deploying an agent package using the browser interface

Upgrade Foglight for Java EE Technologies from version 5.8.x to version 5.9.12

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Read the topic “Before You Begin the Installation Process” in the Foglight for Java EE Technologies Installation and Configuration Guide or help before you install the cartridge.
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Install the new cartridge (ApplicationServers-Java-5_9_12.car).
Nexus configuration files (recording.config, aggregation.config, and compatible-builds.config) are now managed through the Application Servers Administration > Nexus Administration dashboard. For details, see the Foglight for Java EE Technologies Administration and Configuration Guide or help.
Agent configuration files are now managed through the Application Servers Administration > Java Administration dashboard. For details, see the Foglight for Java EE Technologies Installation and Configuration Guide or help.

The JavaDeploymentManager agent has been replaced by the Java Integrator Agent. You must create a new integration from the Application Servers Administration dashboard. Creating a new integration in version 5.9.11 upgrades any 5.8.x integrations. For details, see the Foglight for Java EE Technologies Installation and Configuration Guide or help.

Upgrade Foglight for JMX

The latest version of the Foglight for JMX is version 5.9.8. Upgrades from version 5.9.x, 5.8.1, and 5.8.0 are supported.

Foglight for JMX is supported on Management Server 5.6.7 and later, and Agent Manager version 5.6.2.2 or later.

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From the Agent Hosts or Agent Status dashboard, deploy the JMX agent package to all Agent Manager hosts that you want to upgrade.

Upgrade Foglight for Microsoft .NET

The latest version of Foglight for Microsoft .NET is version 5.9.12. It supports upgrades from version 5.9.4 and later.

Upgrades from version 5.9.x are mandatory. Upgrades from version 5.6.x are optional, as version 5.6.x agents and version 5.9.6 agents can both run from the same Management Server, provided they are monitoring separate .NET® instances.

Foglight for Microsoft .NET is supported on Foglight Management Server version 5.6.7 and later.

The Nexus requires Foglight Agent Manager version 5.6.7.2 or later. Version 5.6.7.3 or later is recommended. The .NET agent requires Foglight Agent Manager version 5.6.2.6 or later.

Upgrade Foglight for Microsoft .NET from version 5.9.x

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Install the 5.9.12 cartridge (ApplicationServers-DotNET-5_9_12.car) as you would install a new cartridge. Do not delete or uninstall the previous version. For cartridge installation instructions, see “Installing Foglight cartridges” in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.
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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Application Servers > Administration > Application Servers Administration.
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A task is added to the Task History list at the bottom of the view. Check the Result column for information on the upgrade process and its status.
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