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

Before Installing Foglight Installing Foglight
Preparing to install Installing a new version of the Management Server Installed directories Foglight settings HP patch checking tool Uninstalling Foglight Upgrading the Management Server Installing Foglight FAQ
Running the Management Server Installing and Upgrading Cartridges Installing Agents

Step 9: Foglight administrator password

Step 9: Foglight administrator password
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In the Foglight Administrator Password box, accept the default password (foglight) or type an alternate one.
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In the Retype Administrator Password box, accept the default (foglight) or, if you have provided an alternate password in step 1, retype the password for verification.
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Optional — To run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only, select the Secure Server (HTTPS Only) check box.
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Click Next.

Step 10: Foglight mode

Step 10: Foglight mode
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Select the server mode. The options are Standalone (the default) or HA (High Availability).
 
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NOTE: A server running in HA mode can only use an external database.
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If you choose HA (High Availability): In the HA Partition field, type the partition name. All servers set up in HA (High Availability) mode that you want to act as either primary or secondary servers for failover must be configured with the same partition name.
 
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IMPORTANT: Servers with different partition names do not participate in the high availability setup.
 
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NOTE: If you do not choose HA (High Availability) while installing Foglight but want to use HA mode later, you can enable HA mode after installation. For more information, see the Foglight High Availability Field Guide.
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Click Next.

Step 11: FIPS Compliance mode

Step 11: FIPS Compliance mode

This step allows you to enable FIPS Compliance mode. Select the checkbox if you want to enable FIPS compliance mode.

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NOTE: Once the FIPS Compliance mode is enabled during installation, you cannot disable it without a complete reinstall of Foglight.
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NOTE: In Foglight FIPS-compliant mode, it is required to set TrustStore for SQL Server JDBC driver if the SQL Server uses self-signed certificate. For more information, see Setting up an encrypted database connection .

Step 12: Foglight repository database type

Step 12: Foglight repository database type

This step allows you to select the Foglight database type. The server on which the database is located must be running before you complete this step.At the completion of this step, the installer creates the user (foglight is the default user ID) in the database and sets the appropriate permissions.

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Select SQL Server (External database) and then click Next. See the following section for instructions.
 
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NOTE: The embedded database option does not appear if you selected HA as the server startup mode in Step 10: Foglight mode.
SQL Server external database

If the Management Server you are installing is configured to be part of an HA cluster, you must also configure it to connect to the same database instance as all other members of the cluster. In this case, you set Server name and Database Name to the same values as the values used for the other members. In some rare cases, certain settings might be different. For example, the value for Server name might be different if there is a firewall between the database and certain members of the cluster in your environment.

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In the Server name box, type the database host name or IP address (the default is localhost).
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IMPORTANT: If the port number of the database is not 1433 (standard), specify the host and port (host,port) or host and instance (host\instance). For example: 10.30.125.92,14341 or 10.30.125.92\SHREK.
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From the Repository User Account Authentication drop-down list, select a method of authentication (Windows® or SQL Server®).
If you select Windows Authentication, your Windows user name is populated in the User Name box.
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NOTE: For Windows authentication, using the LAN Manager Authentication security policy Send NTLMv2 response only. Refuse LM & NTLM is not supported. If the authentication level on the host is set for this policy, change the policy before continuing the installation.
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In the Repository User Name box, type the user name if it is not already pre-filled. The Management Server uses this account to connect to the database.
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In the Repository User Account Password box, accept the default password (foglight) or type an alternate one. The Management Server uses this password to connect to the database.
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In the Repository User Account Retype Password box, accept the default (foglight) or, if you have provided an alternate password, re-type the password for verification.
 
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NOTE: This box is applicable only if you selected SQL Server authentication in step 2.
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In the Database Name box, type the name of the database (the default is foglight). This name is the name of the Microsoft® SQL Server instance to which you want the Management Server to connect.
 
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IMPORTANT: If you are using a SQL Server default or named instance, the SQL Server Browser Service must be running for Foglight to start up and connect correctly.
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Select one of the following Repository Creation options:
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Automatically create the repository database
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Manually create the repository database
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If you select Manually create the repository database, there are two methods you can use to create the database. For more information, see Manual database configuration.
 
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IMPORTANT: You must manually create the database before proceeding.
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If you select Automatically create the repository database, select the Repository Administrator Account Authentication Method, and then type the Repository Administrator Account User Name and Password. The Management Server uses the administrator account credentials to create the SQL Server database.
 
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NOTE: The Repository Administrator Account User Name cannot be the same as the User Account User Name you created in step 3.
 
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IMPORTANT: If the Management Server you are installing is configured to be part of an HA cluster, set the Repository Administrator Account User Name and Password to the same values as the values used for the other Management Servers that share the same HA partition name.
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Click Next.
If a database schema exists, the Foglight Database Found screen appears. This screen allows you to keep your existing data, create a database, or select a different database. If you are running in HA mode, select Keep existing data.
If you chose Manually create the repository database in step 7, and did not create the database at that time, an error message appears. For more information, see Manual database configuration.
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