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Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager 7.1.0 - User Guide (for AWS environments)

Using Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager for AWS Monitoring Tab System Info Tab Tags Tab Report Tab Rule Configuration Tab Administration Tab Optimizer Tab Cost Tab Policy Management Tab

Creating an AWS Agent

To create an AWS agent:
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Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
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Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
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On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.
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In the Cloud Manager dashboard, click Administration, and then click Add or Create AWS Agent.
The Agent Setup Wizard dialog box opens.
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In the Select Agent Host view, select the agent manager on which the new agent is to be deployed, and then click Next.
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In the AWS Credential view, specify the following values, as needed, then click Finish.
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Account Alias: The display name of this account.
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Access Key ID: The access key retrieved in Getting authentication information through console.
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Secret Access Key: The secret access key retrieved in Getting authentication information through console.
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Collect Memory Metric: Select this option to enable the collection of instance memory metrics. The default value is disabled. Foglight supports to collect memory metrics for both Windows and Linux OS. To enable Linux OS Memory Metrics collection, upload the private key and assign the credential to the required instance. For how to upload private key and assign the credential to required instance, refer to To create user name and password for an instance: . No additional tasks are required when enabling Windows OS memory metrics collection.
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Collect Linux Volume Utilization: Select this option to enable the collection of Linux volume utilization. The default value is disabled. Foglight only supports to collect volume utilization for Linux OS. To enable Linux OS Memory Metrics collection, upload the private key and assign the credential to the required instance. For how to upload private key and assign the credential to required instance, refer to To assign credentials for AWS instances: .
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Specify an agent name (Optional): Specify the name of agent.
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Configure regions to be monitored (Optional): Select AWS regions for monitoring. All regions will be monitored if this field is not configured.
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Configure Account Cost to Monitor: Configure the Cost Metrics collection. Collections will start only after the AWS Cost and Usage Report are created on the AWS Console. See To create an AWS Cost and Usage Report. For more details, see Configure Account Cost to Monitor: .
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Configure Proxy (Optional): Configure the proxy setting when the Agent Host requires a proxy connection to the Internet. For more details, see Configure Proxy (Optional): .

The new AWS Agent is created, and its data is to be displayed on the Monitoring tab after a few minutes.

Configuring data collection interval

Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager enables you to configure the interval for data collection using the Agent Status dashboard.

To configure the data collection interval:
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On the navigation panel, under Dashboards, select Administration > Agents > Agent Status.
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On the Agent Status dashboard, select the AWS agent that you want to monitor, and then click Edit Properties.
The Edit Properties view opens.
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Select True for Collect Memory Metric and Collect Volume Metric, and then specify a value for Collection Interval Offset.
Quest highly recommends setting the Collector Config (also knowns as Collection interval) to a value greater than 10 minutes. If the Collection interval is less than 10 minutes, AWS agent cannot collect metrics from AWS Cloud Watch as AWS Cloud Watch has a 10-minute delay. If you insist on setting this interval less than 10 minutes, ensure the following:
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Collection Interval Offset must be set to a non-negative integer.
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The configuration should follow comply with the formula: (n+1) x I >= 10 minutes.
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n represents the value of Collection Interval Offset.
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I represents the value of Collector Config (in minutes).

Dashboard location and UI elements

After installing Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager for AWS, the Cloud Manager entry appears under Homes.

To access the Cloud Manager dashboard:
1
Log in to the Foglight browser interface.
2
Ensure that the navigation panel is open.
To open the navigation panel, click the right-facing arrow on the left.
3
On the navigation panel, under Homes, click Cloud Manager, and then click AWS.
The Cloud Manager dashboard opens.

The Cloud Manager dashboard consists of the following UI elements:

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Group selector
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Actions bar
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Menu bar
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Quick view

Group selector

The Group selector is located at the top of the dashboard and allows you to select the AWS environment that you want to monitor.

Figure 1. Group Selector

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