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Foglight for Virtualization Enterprise Edition 8.9.3 - Installing Foglight on Windows with an External Microsoft SQL Server Database

Table of Contents

Before Installing Foglight

What is Foglight? Hardware requirements and guidelines Planning your installation

High Availability mode

Considerations for running the Management Server in HA mode

Using an external database Creating the database manually Licensing Installation modes

Console mode Silent mode

Installing Foglight

Preparing to install Installing a new version of the Management Server

Step 1: Introduction

Step 1: Introduction Step 2: Transaction Product Agreement Step 3: Select installation type Step 4: Choose installation folder Step 5: Choose shortcut location Step 6: Foglight service Step 7: Pre-installation summary Step 8: Installing Foglight Step 9: Foglight administrator password Step 10: Foglight mode Step 11: FIPS Compliance mode Step 12: Foglight repository database type Step 13: Foglight ports configuration Step 14: Add Foglight license file Step 15: Add Foglight to system service Step 16: Foglight server startup Step 17: Install complete

Foglight Server Startup page Configuration about SQL Server Failover Next steps Embedded Agent Manager

Installed directories Foglight settings

Editing the server.config file Enabling High Availability mode after installation Changing external database credentials Importing self-signed certificates to Foglight TrustStore

Non-FIPS mode FIPS-compliant mode

Setting up an encrypted database connection Setting up an encrypted LDAP connection with SSL Using encryption when sending email from Foglight Configuring ports Configuring the cluster multicast port used in High Availability mode Setting up Foglight server federation Setting memory parameters for the server

Process heap use

Adding command-line options Binding the Management Server to an IP address Configuring Foglight to use stronger encryption Configuring Foglight to use the HTTPS port

Importing a network security certificate Importing a PKCS #12 (pfx) format certificate

Setting the length of Foglight sessions

HP patch checking tool Uninstalling Foglight Upgrading the Management Server Installing Foglight FAQ

Running the Management Server

Manual database configuration

Option 1 - Run the Foglight database tool to configure the database Option 2 - Run SQL scripts to configure the database

Initializing the database Starting and stopping the Management Server

Starting the Management Server Running the Management Server as a Windows service

Using the Start Menu options Using the command line

Stopping the Management Server Starting and stopping the Management Server in High Availability mode

Logging in to Foglight

Monitoring the Management Server host Next steps

Running the Management Server FAQ

Installing and Upgrading Cartridges Installing Agents

Agent installers Remote agent installation

Step 5: Choose shortcut location

Step 5: Choose shortcut location

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Choose the location where you want to create product icons. There are several options:

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In a new Program Group: Accept the default or type the name of the group in the field.

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In an existing Program Group: Use the menu to select an existing program group.

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In the Start Menu

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In the Quick Launch Bar

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Other (default): Browse your system for a shortcut location. Click the Choose button to enable the browser.

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Don’t create icons

Select the Create Icons for all Users check box to create shortcuts for all Foglight users.

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Step 6: Foglight service

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The default option is Do not enable Foglight as a Windows® service. If you want Foglight to run as a Windows service, select Enable Foglight as a Service.

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Step 7: Pre-installation summary

Step 7: Pre-installation summary

Review the installation information. If you are satisfied with the parameters of your installation, click Install.

To change the installation parameters, click Previous.


	NOTE: The installation type (New Install) is displayed on this screen. If you want to upgrade an existing installation of the Management Server, continue clicking Previous until you return to the Choose Install Folder screen. See the Upgrade Guide for detailed upgrade instructions.

Step 8: Installing Foglight

Step 8: Installing Foglight

Foglight installs files into the specified directory.

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