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Foglight 5.9.8 - Installing Foglight on a UNIX System with an Embedded PostgreSQL Database

Table of Contents

Before Installing Foglight

What is Foglight? Hardware requirements and guidelines Planning your installation

Using the embedded database Licensing Installation modes

Console mode Silent mode

Installing Foglight

Preparing to install Installing a new version of the Management Server

Installing the Management Server - Standard Install option

Step 1: Introduction Step 2: Transaction Product Agreement Step 3: Select installation type Step 4: Installing Foglight Step 5: Foglight ports configuration Step 6: Foglight server startup Step 7: Install complete

Installing the Management Server - Custom Install option

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: FIPS Compliance mode Step 11: Foglight repository database type Step 12: Foglight ports configuration Step 13: Add Foglight license file Step 14: Add Foglight to system service Step 15: Foglight server startup Step 16: 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 Importing self-signed certificates to Foglight TrustStore

Non-FIPS mode FIPS-compliant mode

Setting up an encrypted LDAP connection with SSL Using encryption when sending email from Foglight Setting parameters for an embedded database

Specifying whether an embedded database is used Configuring the database start up and shut down grace periods Understanding the Password and Socket settings

Configuring ports 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 Configuring anti-virus exclusion settings

Uninstalling Foglight Upgrading the Management Server

Running the Management Server

Initializing the database Starting and stopping the Management Server

Starting the Management Server Stopping the Management Server

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

Appendix: Switching from an Embedded to an External Database

Step 4: Choose installation folder

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Choose the location where you want to install Foglight, depending on the product that you want to install. You can accept the default location:

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.../Quest/Foglight

Foglight Evolve

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.../Quest/Foglight/Program Files

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You can also click the Browse button to navigate to a different location.

3

Step 5: Choose link location

Step 5: Choose link location

1

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

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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.

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