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Foglight 5.9.8 - Upgrade Guide

Understand product versions Best practices Upgrade the Foglight Management Server Upgrade the Foglight Agent Manager Upgrade the Application Monitoring cartridges Upgrade the Database cartridges Upgrade the End User Management cartridges Upgrading the Infrastructure Management cartridges Upgrade the Integration cartridges Upgrade the cartridges in a federated or High Availability (HA) environment Appendix: Deploying an agent package using the browser interface

Upgrade the Application Monitoring cartridges

This section explains how to upgrade an earlier version of an Application Monitoring cartridge to the most current version. For details, refer to these topics:

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Upgrade the Application Performance Monitoring cartridges
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Upgrade Foglight for Application Operations
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Upgrade Foglight for Java EE Technologies
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Upgrade Foglight for JMX
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Upgrade Foglight for Microsoft .NET
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Upgrade Foglight for IBM WebSphere MQ Server

Upgrade the Application Performance Monitoring cartridges

For details, refer to these topics:

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Upgrade Foglight for Application Operations
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Upgrade Foglight for Java EE Technologies
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Upgrade Foglight for JMX
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Upgrade Foglight for Microsoft .NET

Upgrade Foglight for Application Operations

Upgrade Foglight for Application Operations

Foglight for Application Operations has been updated to version 5.9.8.5. Upgrades from version 5.9.x, 5.7.x, and 5.6.4.x are supported.

Starting from Foglight for Application Operations 5.9.8.4, Foglight for Application Operations must be installed on a running Foglight Management Server 5.7.5 or later.

Foglight Agent Managers of version 5.7.0 or later must be installed on all the hosts that you want to use for local or remote monitoring.

Installing this cartridge also upgrades the following cartridges to the following versions:

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EndUserModels - 5.9.11
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Dependency Mapping - 5.9.8.3

For a complete list of cartridges included in Foglight for Application Operations, see the Foglight for Application Operations Release Notes.

To upgrade Foglight for Application Operations:
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Install Foglight for Application Operations 5.9.8.5 (Application-Operations-5_9_8_5.car) as you would install a new cartridge. Do not delete the previous version of the Cartridge for Dependency Mapping or Foglight for Application Operations.

For detailed cartridge installation instructions, see “Installing Foglight Cartridges” in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.

Upgrade Foglight for Java EE Technologies

The latest version of Foglight for Java EE Technologies is version 5.9.13. Upgrades from versions 5.9.x and 5.8.x are supported.

Foglight for Java EE Technologies 5.9.13 requires Management Server version 5.9.x.

The Nexus requires Foglight Agent Manager version 5.6.7.2 or later. Version 5.6.7.3 or later is recommended. The Java EE Integration Agent requires Foglight Agent Manager version 5.6.2.2 or later.

Foglight for Java EE Technologies version 5.9.13 accepts connections from the JavaEE Agent versions 5.9.x and 5.8.x. Connections from version 5.7.x, 5.6.1, or earlier of the JavaEE Agent are not supported.

 
 
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IMPORTANT: If you are upgrading the cartridge or agents from a version earlier than 5.8.x, you must first upgrade to version 5.8.x, then upgrade to version 5.9.x. If you encounter issues or need assistance, contact Quest Support.
 
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NOTE: Foglight for Java EE Technologies version 5.9.13 is fully compatible with:
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Foglight for Microsoft .NET 5.9.4 and later, and can also be installed alongside 5.6.x versions of the .NET cartridge.
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Foglight for JMX version 5.9.3 or later. Do not attempt to use Foglight for Java EE Technologies alongside any earlier versions (5.8.x or earlier) of the Cartridge for JMX.
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