Before installing Foglight for Microsoft .NET, ensure your system meets the following minimum software requirements.
| .NET Framework 2.0, SP1, SP2 | .NET Framework 3.0, SP1, SP2 | .NET Framework 3.5, SP1 | .NET Framework 4.0 | .NET Framework 4.5 | |
| Windows XP Professional (ia32, x86-64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2003 (ia32, x86-64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2003 R2 (ia32, x86-64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 (ia32, x86-64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 (x86-64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2012 (x86-64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 (x86-64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Windows 7 (ia32, x86_64) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The supported OS versions and architectures for the Nexus when used with the .NET transaction agent are included in the Managing Microsoft .NET Systems Installation and Configuration Guide (PDF and online help).
For complete information about the supported browsers, see the Foglight System Requirements and Platform Support Guide.
Support for the following OS platforms will be discontinued as of the next major version release of Foglight for Microsoft .NET:
These operating systems are supported in this release, as documented in the Foglight System Requirements and Platform Support Guide. We hope that this notice of planned support changes helps customers plan their upgrades.
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 the Cartridge for Infrastructure), others may require an additional license. This cartidge is covered by the base Foglight license.
To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:
The Foglight for Microsoft .NET release package contains the following:
Note: The guides were not updated for this release.
All of the online help appears in the Managing Applications Servers folder on the Help tab of the action panel.
Important: If you are using the embedded Foglight Agent Manager, before you begin the installation, you must adjust certain Agent Manager settings to ensure proper Nexus performance. Read the section "Before You Begin the Installation Process" in the Managing Microsoft .NET Systems Installation and Configuration Guide and complete the procedure.
Foglight for Microsoft .NET is distributed as a .car file: ApplicationServers-DotNET-5_9_7_5.car. Use the Administration > Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory dashboard to install the cartridge. For full installation instructions, refer to the topic "Installing Foglight Cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.
See the Managing Microsoft .NET Systems Installation and Configuration guide for .NET Agent configuration instructions.
See the Managing Application Servers Administration and Configuration guide for Nexus configuration instructions.
Additional information is available from the following:
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 was not enabled and tested for international operation. Only U.S. English configurations of this product and U.S. English datasets are fully supported. Support for non-ASCII characters or non-English configurations may work appropriately, but these configurations have not been tested and this release should be used with caution in these environments.
