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Foglight for Infrastructure 6.3.0 - Release Notes

Third party known issues

Third party known issues

The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of this release.

Windows issues

Defect ID

Known Issue

FDOC-4057

Collecting Logical Disk metrics from Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 may be affected by a Microsoft® defect.
Workaround: A hotfix is available on Microsoft's Web site, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961435/en-us.

FDOC-2771

In order for the WindowsAgent to have access to query WMI to collect OS and database metrics, the agent must have permission to access both DCOM and WMI.
On Windows Server® 2003, only users in the Local Administrators group on the monitored host have the required permissions.

IC-2856

Some Windows® processes report very large memory for virtual bytes performance counters (these are products marked with the large address space awareness flag, including Chkdsk.exe and Lsass.exe). The value is reported as such by Microsoft Windows on some 64-bit systems. This is a known 3rd-party issue; the values reported are as expected.

IC-594

Some base values are not updated when using the Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_LogicalDisk WMI class to calculate performance data in Windows Vista® or in Windows Server® 2008, because this class does not contain the PercentDiskTime_Base metric.

Workaround: A hotfix is available on Microsoft® Web site, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961435/en-us.

IBM issues

Defect ID

Known Issue

FDOC-6474

Foglight for Infrastructure native AIX collector running on AIX® 6.1 hosts without "6100-07-04 Service Pack 04" may incorrectly report network metrics and utilization being collected. This issue has been acknowledged by IBM®: IV11918: PERFSTAT EXTENSION RETURNS STALE NETWORK/INTERFACE METRICS. APPLIES TO AIX 6100-07.

Workaround: A hotfix, IV11918, is available in various service packs and technology level packs. More information about the fix is available here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1fixinfo134504.

 

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Windows issues

Third party known issues

The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of this release.

Defect ID

Known Issue

FDOC-4057

Collecting Logical Disk metrics from Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 may be affected by a Microsoft® defect.
Workaround: A hotfix is available on Microsoft's Web site, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961435/en-us.

FDOC-2771

In order for the WindowsAgent to have access to query WMI to collect OS and database metrics, the agent must have permission to access both DCOM and WMI.
On Windows Server® 2003, only users in the Local Administrators group on the monitored host have the required permissions.

IC-2856

Some Windows® processes report very large memory for virtual bytes performance counters (these are products marked with the large address space awareness flag, including Chkdsk.exe and Lsass.exe). The value is reported as such by Microsoft Windows on some 64-bit systems. This is a known 3rd-party issue; the values reported are as expected.

IC-594

Some base values are not updated when using the Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_LogicalDisk WMI class to calculate performance data in Windows Vista® or in Windows Server® 2008, because this class does not contain the PercentDiskTime_Base metric.

Workaround: A hotfix is available on Microsoft® Web site, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961435/en-us.

IBM issues

Defect ID

Known Issue

FDOC-6474

Foglight for Infrastructure native AIX collector running on AIX® 6.1 hosts without "6100-07-04 Service Pack 04" may incorrectly report network metrics and utilization being collected. This issue has been acknowledged by IBM®: IV11918: PERFSTAT EXTENSION RETURNS STALE NETWORK/INTERFACE METRICS. APPLIES TO AIX 6100-07.

Workaround: A hotfix, IV11918, is available in various service packs and technology level packs. More information about the fix is available here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1fixinfo134504.

 

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IBM issues

Third party known issues

The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of this release.

Windows issues

Defect ID

Known Issue

FDOC-4057

Collecting Logical Disk metrics from Windows Vista®, Windows Server® 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 may be affected by a Microsoft® defect.
Workaround: A hotfix is available on Microsoft's Web site, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961435/en-us.

FDOC-2771

In order for the WindowsAgent to have access to query WMI to collect OS and database metrics, the agent must have permission to access both DCOM and WMI.
On Windows Server® 2003, only users in the Local Administrators group on the monitored host have the required permissions.

IC-2856

Some Windows® processes report very large memory for virtual bytes performance counters (these are products marked with the large address space awareness flag, including Chkdsk.exe and Lsass.exe). The value is reported as such by Microsoft Windows on some 64-bit systems. This is a known 3rd-party issue; the values reported are as expected.

IC-594

Some base values are not updated when using the Win32_PerfRawData_PerfDisk_LogicalDisk WMI class to calculate performance data in Windows Vista® or in Windows Server® 2008, because this class does not contain the PercentDiskTime_Base metric.

Workaround: A hotfix is available on Microsoft® Web site, at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961435/en-us.

Defect ID

Known Issue

FDOC-6474

Foglight for Infrastructure native AIX collector running on AIX® 6.1 hosts without "6100-07-04 Service Pack 04" may incorrectly report network metrics and utilization being collected. This issue has been acknowledged by IBM®: IV11918: PERFSTAT EXTENSION RETURNS STALE NETWORK/INTERFACE METRICS. APPLIES TO AIX 6100-07.

Workaround: A hotfix, IV11918, is available in various service packs and technology level packs. More information about the fix is available here: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1fixinfo134504.

 

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Upgrade and compatibility

Upgrade and compatibility

For upgrade and compatibility information, see the following sections:

Upgrade and compatibility information for Foglight for Infrastructure

The latest version of Foglight for Infrastructure is 6.1.x.

Note: Foglight for Infrastructure is order-dependent. Therefore, the Agent Manager must be updated on the Management Server before you install Foglight for Infrastructure.

Note: Some content in Foglight for Infrastructure supersedes that of the Cartridge for Operating Systems. However, no upgrade path is provided for replacing an existing Cartridge for Operating System with Foglight for Infrastructure. 

 

The following is a list of product versions and platforms compatible with this Foglight for Infrastructure release. 

Product Name

Product Version

Platform

Foglight Management Server

6.3.0

All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Management Server

Foglight Agent Manager

Note: All monitoring agents available in this version of Foglight for Infrastructure support the Agent Manager HA failover mode. For more information about this mode, see the Agent Manager Guide.

6.3.0

All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Agent Manager

 

To upgrade Foglight for Infrastructure to version 6.3.0:

Install Foglight for Infrastructure version 6.3.0 as you would install a new cartridge. Do not delete the older version of the .car file. Install version 6.3.0 over the older version. For installation instructions, refer to the topic "Installing Foglight cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.

Upgrade and compatibility information for Foglight for PowerVM

The following is a list of product versions and platforms compatible with this Foglight for PowerVM release. 

Product Name

Product Version

Platform

Foglight Management Server

6.3.0

All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Management Server.

Foglight Agent Manager

Note: The monitoring agents available in this version of Foglight for PowerVM support the Agent Manager HA failover mode.
For more information about this mode, see the Agent Manager Guide.

6.3.0

All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Agent Manager.

 

To upgrade Foglight for PowerVM to version 6.3.0:

  1. Deactivate any existing PowerVM Agent instances.
  2. Run the following script:
    def topSrv = server.TopologyService;
    def type = topSrv.getType("PowerVMVirtualManager");
    def stringType = type.getProperty("longName").getValueType();

    if(type.findProperty("host")){
       def shell = topSrv.beginUpdate(type);
       shell.addProperty("hmcName", null, stringType, false, false, false, "default", null);
       topSrv.endUpdate(shell);  

       def objects = #!PowerVMVirtualManager#.topologyObjects;  
       if(objects){
          def shells = []
          objects.each{object ->
             def objShell = topSrv.getObjectShell(object);
             objShell.set("hmcName", object.host.name);

             topSrv.mergeData(objShell);
          }
       }

       def tmp = topSrv.beginUpdate(type);
       tmp.removeProperty("hmcName");
       topSrv.endUpdate(tmp);

       topSrv.addProperty(type , "hmcName", null, "String", false, false, true, null);

       tmp = topSrv.beginUpdate(type);
       tmp.removeProperty("host");
       tmp.removeProperty("virtualManagerHostName");
       topSrv.endUpdate(tmp);
    }
  3. Install Foglight for Infrastructure version 6.3.0 (Infrastructure-5_9_8.car) on the Management Server as you would install a new cartridge. Do not uninstall or delete the previous version of this file. For complete instructions, see "Installing Foglight cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.
    Note: Foglight for Infrastructure is order-dependent. Therefore, the Agent Manager must be updated on the Management Server before you install Foglight for Infrastructure. If Foglight for Infrastructure is already installed on the Management Server, there is no need to re-install it. Check Cartridge Inventory to see if this file is already installed. For complete information about Foglight for Infrastructure, see Foglight for Infrastructure User and Reference Guide.
    When installing the Infrastructure-5_9_8.car file, the following cartridges are added to the Cartridge Inventory:
    • HostAgents 6.3.0
    • Infrastructure 6.3.0
    • Infrastructure-IntelliProfile 6.3.0
    • Infrastructure-PowerVMAddons 6.3.0
  4. Run the following script:
    def topSrv = server.TopologyService;
    def type = topSrv.getType("PowerVMVirtualManager");  

    if(type.findProperty("host")){
       tmp = topSrv.beginUpdate(type);
       tmp.removeProperty("host");
       tmp.removeProperty("virtualManagerHostName");
       topSrv.endUpdate(tmp);
    }  
  5. Activate the PowerVM Agent instances and start data collection.

 

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