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Foglight 5.9.3 - Installing Foglight on a UNIX System with an External PostgreSQL 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 Licensing Managing licenses 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 link location Step 6: Pre-installation summary Step 7: Installing Foglight Step 8: Foglight administrator password Step 9: Foglight mode Step 10: Foglight repository database type Step 11: Foglight ports configuration Step 12: Add Foglight license file Step : Add Foglight to system service Step 14: Foglight server startup Step 15: Install complete

Foglight Server Startup page Next steps Embedded Agent Manager

Installed directories Foglight settings

Editing the server.config file Enabling High Availability mode after installation Changing external database credentials 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 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 link location

Step 5: Choose link location

1

Choose the location where you want to create links (shortcuts).

2

Step 6: Pre-installation summary

Step 6: 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 7: Installing Foglight

Step 7: Installing Foglight

Foglight installs files into the specified directory.

Step 8: Foglight administrator password

Step 8: Foglight administrator password

1

In the Foglight Administrator Password box, accept the default password (foglight) or type an alternate one.

2

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.

3

Optional — To run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only, select the Secure Server (HTTPS Only) check box.

4

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