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Foglight for Storage Management Shared 4.6 - Installation Guide

Getting Started Configuring Agents to Monitor Storage Devices
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Managing Agents

Cartridges

The storage-specific functionality is packaged in one car containing the following cartridges:

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Storage
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Storage Collector
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Storage-Intelliprofile
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StorageUI

To view the status of installed cartridges, on the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration >

Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory. Scroll down to find the cartridges.

Adding a Full License

The Foglight for Storage Management license status appears below the date and time range under the following circumstances:

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A trial license is installed.
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A term license is within 30 days of expiration.
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A license has expired.
Figure 1. License status

If you want to upgrade from a trial license to a full license, or replace an expiring license, contact a Quest Software Sales representative to purchase a license.

To install a full license:
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Log in to Foglight for Storage Management.
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On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Administration.
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On the Administration dashboard, under Support, click Licenses.
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On the Manage Licenses dashboard, click Install.
The Install License dialog box opens.
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Click Browse.
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Navigate to and select the license.
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Click Open.
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Click Install License.
The license is installed and is displayed in the licenses table.

Renewing an Expired License

When the Foglight for Storage Management license is expired, a warning message is displayed in the Storage Environment dashboard > Administration tab.

To install a new license:
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Open the Storage Environment dashboard > Administration tab.
If the license is expired, the tab displays a warning message (“Your Foglight Storage Manager License is Expired”).
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Click the Click to Install License button at the bottom of the view.
The new license is installed. When the operation completes, the Administration tab is updated to display information about what you need to do after installing a new license (“You need to enable the Storage Collector Cartridge”).
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In the How to re-enable Storage Monitoring section > Step 2, click the Click here link to view the list of installed cartridges.
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Navigate to Dashboards > Administrations > Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory.
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In the Installed Cartridge tab, locate the StorageCollector cartridge, select its checkbox, and click Enable at the top of the table.
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Ensure that all storage agents are active and collecting data.

Configuring Agent Managers for Storage Collection

If you are installing external Agent Managers, install them now and then return to this workflow to configure some settings for storage collection.

This section covers the following topics:

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Installing External Agent Managers
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Optional — Creating a Lockbox for Foglight for Storage Management Credentials
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