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Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 - Release Notes

Product licensing

Product licensing

Foglight includes a licensing capability that restricts access to those features that are defined in the license. Any Management Server installation requires a license that grants access to server-specific parts of the browser interface and the features associated with them. Foglight cartridges are also license-protected. While some cartridges are covered by the base Foglight license (such as Foglight Agent Manager cartridges and Foglight for Infrastructure), others may require an additional license.

Foglight Capacity Director is covered by the Foglight Evolve Operate and Flex license.

 

To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:

  1. On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration > Setup > Manage Licenses.
  2. Click Install.
  3. In the Install License dialog box, click Browse.
  4. In the file browser that appears, specify the location of the license file.
  5. In the Install License dialog box, click Install License.

 


Getting started with Foglight Capacity Director

Getting started with Foglight Capacity Director

Contents of the release package

Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 is a software release and consists of the .car file required for installation on the Management Server and the necessary documentation.

 

The Foglight Capacity Director release package contains the following products:

1. Foglight Capacity Director version 6.3.0 (Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car).

2. Product Documentation, including:

  • Foglight Capacity Director Release Notes (this document, in HTML format)
  • Foglight Capacity Director User Guide (PDF and online help);
  • Foglight Capacity Director Lite User Guide (PDF and online help);

Installation instructions

Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 comes pre-installed on Foglight Evolve 6.3.0.

 

The Capacity Management tab in the VMware environment will be automatically upgraded as a lite version of Foglight Capacity Director. However the previous Capacity Management cartridge is still enabled by default, to ensure that the customized dashboards and reports created based on the previous cartridge are still valid. It is strongly recommended that you use the features and data from the new Foglight Capacity Director to rebuild your previous customized dashboards and reports.

 

Foglight Capacity Director can be installed on the Foglight Management Server versions listed in the Upgrade and Compatibility section.

 

To install Foglight Capacity Director:

  1. Download the following packages from Quest Support Portal:
    • Foglight for VMware version 6.3.0 (which includes the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight Change Analyzer version 6.3.0 (which includes the CommonAnalytics-6_3_0.car and ChangeAnalyzer-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight for Hyper-V version 6.3.0 (which includes the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, Virtual-HyperV-Admin-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-HyperV-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight for SCVMM 6.3.0 (which includes the SCVMM.car cartridge file)
    • Foglight Resource Optimizer Automation version 6.3.0 (which includes the OptimizerAutomation-6_3_0.car cartridge file)
    • Foglight Capacity Director version 6.3.0 (which includes the Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car cartridge file)
  2. On the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, install the following cartridge files. The sequence of cartridge installation is important because of their dependencies:
    1. vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    2. DRP-6_3_0.car
    3. Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
      Note: After installing the Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car cartridge, existing vCenter agents (VC agents) must be updated using the Update Agent button in the VMware Environment > Administration tab.
    4. Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
    5. Virtual-HyperV-6.3.0.car
      Note: After installing the Virtual-Hyper-V-6_3_0.car cartridge, existing Hyper-V agents must be updated using the Update Agent button in the Hyper-V Environment > Administration tab.
    6. (Optional) SCVMM.car
      Note: After installing the SCVMM.car cartridge, existing SCVMM agents must be updated using the Update Agent button in the Hyper-V Environment > Administration tab.
    7. OptimizerAutomation-6_3_0.car
    8. CommonAnalytics-6_3_0.car
    9. Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car

Additional resources

Additional information is available from the following:

Globalization

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.  

This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: This release is only localized for English but does support the Unicode character set.  

 


Contents of the release package

Getting started with Foglight Capacity Director

Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 is a software release and consists of the .car file required for installation on the Management Server and the necessary documentation.

 

The Foglight Capacity Director release package contains the following products:

1. Foglight Capacity Director version 6.3.0 (Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car).

2. Product Documentation, including:

  • Foglight Capacity Director Release Notes (this document, in HTML format)
  • Foglight Capacity Director User Guide (PDF and online help);
  • Foglight Capacity Director Lite User Guide (PDF and online help);

Installation instructions

Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 comes pre-installed on Foglight Evolve 6.3.0.

 

The Capacity Management tab in the VMware environment will be automatically upgraded as a lite version of Foglight Capacity Director. However the previous Capacity Management cartridge is still enabled by default, to ensure that the customized dashboards and reports created based on the previous cartridge are still valid. It is strongly recommended that you use the features and data from the new Foglight Capacity Director to rebuild your previous customized dashboards and reports.

 

Foglight Capacity Director can be installed on the Foglight Management Server versions listed in the Upgrade and Compatibility section.

 

To install Foglight Capacity Director:

  1. Download the following packages from Quest Support Portal:
    • Foglight for VMware version 6.3.0 (which includes the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight Change Analyzer version 6.3.0 (which includes the CommonAnalytics-6_3_0.car and ChangeAnalyzer-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight for Hyper-V version 6.3.0 (which includes the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, Virtual-HyperV-Admin-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-HyperV-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight for SCVMM 6.3.0 (which includes the SCVMM.car cartridge file)
    • Foglight Resource Optimizer Automation version 6.3.0 (which includes the OptimizerAutomation-6_3_0.car cartridge file)
    • Foglight Capacity Director version 6.3.0 (which includes the Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car cartridge file)
  2. On the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, install the following cartridge files. The sequence of cartridge installation is important because of their dependencies:
    1. vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    2. DRP-6_3_0.car
    3. Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
      Note: After installing the Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car cartridge, existing vCenter agents (VC agents) must be updated using the Update Agent button in the VMware Environment > Administration tab.
    4. Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
    5. Virtual-HyperV-6.3.0.car
      Note: After installing the Virtual-Hyper-V-6_3_0.car cartridge, existing Hyper-V agents must be updated using the Update Agent button in the Hyper-V Environment > Administration tab.
    6. (Optional) SCVMM.car
      Note: After installing the SCVMM.car cartridge, existing SCVMM agents must be updated using the Update Agent button in the Hyper-V Environment > Administration tab.
    7. OptimizerAutomation-6_3_0.car
    8. CommonAnalytics-6_3_0.car
    9. Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car

Additional resources

Additional information is available from the following:

Globalization

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.  

This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: This release is only localized for English but does support the Unicode character set.  

 


Installation instructions

Getting started with Foglight Capacity Director

Contents of the release package

Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 is a software release and consists of the .car file required for installation on the Management Server and the necessary documentation.

 

The Foglight Capacity Director release package contains the following products:

1. Foglight Capacity Director version 6.3.0 (Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car).

2. Product Documentation, including:

  • Foglight Capacity Director Release Notes (this document, in HTML format)
  • Foglight Capacity Director User Guide (PDF and online help);
  • Foglight Capacity Director Lite User Guide (PDF and online help);

Foglight Capacity Director 6.3.0 comes pre-installed on Foglight Evolve 6.3.0.

 

The Capacity Management tab in the VMware environment will be automatically upgraded as a lite version of Foglight Capacity Director. However the previous Capacity Management cartridge is still enabled by default, to ensure that the customized dashboards and reports created based on the previous cartridge are still valid. It is strongly recommended that you use the features and data from the new Foglight Capacity Director to rebuild your previous customized dashboards and reports.

 

Foglight Capacity Director can be installed on the Foglight Management Server versions listed in the Upgrade and Compatibility section.

 

To install Foglight Capacity Director:

  1. Download the following packages from Quest Support Portal:
    • Foglight for VMware version 6.3.0 (which includes the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight Change Analyzer version 6.3.0 (which includes the CommonAnalytics-6_3_0.car and ChangeAnalyzer-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight for Hyper-V version 6.3.0 (which includes the vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car, DRP-6_3_0.car, Virtual-HyperV-Admin-6_3_0.car, and Virtual-HyperV-6_3_0.car cartridge files)
    • Foglight for SCVMM 6.3.0 (which includes the SCVMM.car cartridge file)
    • Foglight Resource Optimizer Automation version 6.3.0 (which includes the OptimizerAutomation-6_3_0.car cartridge file)
    • Foglight Capacity Director version 6.3.0 (which includes the Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car cartridge file)
  2. On the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, install the following cartridge files. The sequence of cartridge installation is important because of their dependencies:
    1. vUsage-Feedback-6_3_0.car
    2. DRP-6_3_0.car
    3. Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car
      Note: After installing the Virtual-VMware-6_3_0.car cartridge, existing vCenter agents (VC agents) must be updated using the Update Agent button in the VMware Environment > Administration tab.
    4. Virtual-VMware-Admin-6_3_0.car
    5. Virtual-HyperV-6.3.0.car
      Note: After installing the Virtual-Hyper-V-6_3_0.car cartridge, existing Hyper-V agents must be updated using the Update Agent button in the Hyper-V Environment > Administration tab.
    6. (Optional) SCVMM.car
      Note: After installing the SCVMM.car cartridge, existing SCVMM agents must be updated using the Update Agent button in the Hyper-V Environment > Administration tab.
    7. OptimizerAutomation-6_3_0.car
    8. CommonAnalytics-6_3_0.car
    9. Capacity-Director-6_3_0.car

Additional resources

Additional information is available from the following:

Globalization

This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.

This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan.  

This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: This release is only localized for English but does support the Unicode character set.  

 


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