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Foglight for Virtualization Enterprise Edition 8.7.5 - Upgrade Guide

Upgrading Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition

The Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition components (Management Server, Embedded Agent Manager, Cartridges) are all upgraded automatically by the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition installer.

To upgrade Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition from a previous version:
1
Download the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition installation package for your platform from the Support Portal.
2
Manually shut down your Foglight Management Server. Do not depend on the installer to shut down your running Management Server and/or embedded database, due to the timing problem. Ensure that the Management Server has stopped running before launching the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition installer. To verify that all Management Server processes have stopped, type the following command:
Windows®:
tasklist /v | find "fms"
Linux®:
ps -C fms
 
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IMPORTANT: If your Management Server uses an external database, do not stop the database. It is important that it continue to run during the upgrade.
3
For extra reliability, you must back up the Foglight database, as recommended in the Administration and Configuration Help.
4
Upgrade the existing Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition installation using the appropriate installer. Follow the on-screen instructions in the installation wizard.
 
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IMPORTANT: If you have previously installed Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition in a custom location, select the Custom Install option. You must specify the same installation directory as used for the existing installation.
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The installer detects the earlier version of Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition.
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Follow the on-screen upgrade instructions.
Select Upgrade and click Next.
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The upgrade process continues in a similar fashion to the installation. For step-by-step assistance, refer to the appropriate Foglight Installation and Setup Guide for the database and platform you are running.
 
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NOTE: The database upgrade may be time consuming if you have a large topology.
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After the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition application is upgraded, the licensed cartridges are upgraded automatically.
 
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NOTE: At this point you should install the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition license that is provided to the existing users.

Upgrading the Agent Manager

The embedded Agent Manager is updated as part of the upgrade process. Any additional, external Agent Managers may need to be updated.

1
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration > Agents > Agent Managers.
The Agent Managers dashboard lists all agent hosts currently connected to the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition server. If an agent host is not connected, start the Agent Manager process on that host.
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If the Version of any agent host listed is not 5.9.2, continue following this procedure to upgrade the Agent Manager.
Otherwise, see the Appendix: Deploying an agent package using the browser interface.
3
To upgrade, select the agent host from the list and click Upgrade. The process may take a few minutes and the agent host may disappear from the list temporarily while it is restarting.
 
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NOTE: Repeat the upgrade process for every agent host that is not at version 5.9.2 or later.
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In some cases the upgraded Agent Manager may fail to restart after upgrading, and report as failed. If this happens, manually start the Agent Manager on the remote host.
 
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NOTE: If you are upgrading from Management Server version 5.2.4, an Agent Manager and Guest Process agent do not yet exist. For information on how to install and configure the Agent Manager, see the Agent Manager Guide.

Upgrading Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition agents

After upgrading Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition, the database, and cartridges, the agents used by some of the cartridges must be updated to ensure proper data collection. Specifically, this section describes the procedures for upgrading monitoring agents.

Upgrading the VMware Performance agent

 
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IMPORTANT: To take advantage of all of the features in the updated VMware Performance agent, the user must be configured with sufficient privileges. On the Virtual Center server, verify that the user has the following privileges:
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Datastore > Browse datastore
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Datastore > Remove file
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Sessions > View and stop sessions
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Virtual machine > Configuration > Change CPU count
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Virtual machine > Configuration > Change resource
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Virtual machine > Configuration > Memory
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Virtual machine > Interaction > Power Off
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Virtual machine > Interaction > Power On
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Virtual machine > State > Remove Snapshot
To upgrade an Agent Manager-based VMware Performance agent:
1
Log in to Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition using an account with administration-level permissions.
2
Deactivate all VMware Performance agents.
a
On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, click Administration > Agents > Agent Status.
b
On the Agent Status dashboard, select the existing VMware Performance agents and click Deactivate.
 
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TIP: Use Shift+Click or Ctrl+Click to select multiple items.
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Upgrade the agent package. On the VMware Environment dashboard > Administration tab, select all agent instances from the Agents table, and click Update Agent on the menu bar.
 
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NOTE: Alternatively, you can deploy the updated agent package (VMware-Performance-64bit-<version>.gar) using the browser interface; for details, see Appendix: Deploying an agent package using the browser interface.
NOTE: If the VMware agent was modified to use custom memory settings as described in the Note for installations monitoring large VMware environments section, reapply those settings by editing the baseline.jvmargs.config file before activating the upgraded agent.
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Activate all VMware Performance agents. On the VMware Environment dashboard > Administration tab, select the deactivated VMware Performance agents, and click Activate on the menu bar.
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