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Foglight 6.0.0 - 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

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Silent mode

In silent mode, a properties file is used to feed in the installation parameters. The file consists of a list of key-value pairs, which are described in the following table.

To run the installer in silent mode:

Linux® - Foglight only

Foglight-6_0_0-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i silent

Linux® - Foglight Evolve only

Foglight-Evolve-x_x_x-install_linux-x86_64.bin -i silent

To use a specific properties file in silent mode, append the following option:

-f <fms_silent_install>.properties

The installer loads the specified properties file. When the file name and installer prefix are the same, the installer uses the properties automatically.

 

NOTE: In certain configurations the Management Server uses ports in addition to the ones that you set using the silent installer. See the Administration and Configuration Guide for details.

 

The following table lists the properties available for configuring a silent installation, and their default values.

 

Table 1. Properties available for configuring a silent installation

Property	Description	Default
FMS_ADMIN_PASSWORD	Administrator password for Foglight.	foglight
FMS_CLUSTER_MCAST_PORT	Cluster Multicast port.	45566
FMS_DB	Allows you to specify whether the database is embedded or external. Must be set to external if FMS_HA_MODE=1	embedded
FMS_DB_ADMIN_PASSWORD	Allows you to specify the password for the database administrator user account. This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.	None.
FMS_DB_ADMIN_USER	Allows you to specify the database administrator user account. This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.	foglight
FMS_DB_HOST	Allows you to specify the host name of the database machine. This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.	127.0.0.1
FMS_DB_NAME	Allows you to specify the name of the Foglight database. This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.	foglight
FMS_DB_PORT	User-defined port for the database.	15432
FMS_DB_SETUPNOW	0 = Set up the database after installation is complete. 1 = Set up the database as part of the installation.	1
FMS_DB_TYPE	Specifies the database type. This setting is not required if FMS_DB=embedded.	postgresql
FMS_DB_USER	Database user name.	foglight
FMS_DB_USER_PASSWORD	Database user password.	foglight
FMS_FEDERATION_PORT	Federation communication port.	1099
FMS_HA_MODE	0 = Run Foglight in standalone mode. 1 = Run Foglight in HA (High Availability) mode.	0
FMS_HA_PARTITION	High Availability (HA) partition name. Only required if FMS_HA_MODE=1.	FMS_HA
FMS_HTTP_PORT	HTTP port.	8080
FMS_HTTPS_ONLY	0 = Do not run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only. 1 = Run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only.	0
FMS_HTTPS_PORT	HTTPS port.	8443
FMS_LICENSE_AGREEMENT	License agreement acknowledgment.	yes
FMS_LICENSE_FILE	Allows you to add a license file by specifying the path to the license. NOTE: See the Administration and Configuration Guide for information about license requirements, managing licenses, and the different categories of cartridges (based on their license requirements).	None (the license file you specify is validated).
FMS_QP5APP_PORT	The port for an embedded query engine.	8448
FMS_RUN_NOW	Starts the Management Server at the end of the installation.	false
FMS_UPGRADE	Only required to update an existing installation, in which case it must be set to 1.	1
INSTALLER_UI	The property is set to SILENT for silent mode. This setting is the default one and is mandatory.	SILENT
USER_INSTALL_DIR	The Foglight installation directory. If you want to upgrade an existing installation, specify the path to the existing installation directory here (and ensure that FMS_UPGRADE is set to 1).	None.
USER_SHORTCUTS	Sets the shortcut location.	None.
FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_ENABLED	For enabling Foglight as a Linux service, in which case it must be set to 1.	0
FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_VALID_PLATFORM	For enabling Foglight as a Linux service, in which case it must be set to true.	false
FMS_SERVICE_LINUX_RUN_USER	The username who is used to run the Foglight.	None.
FMS_FIPS_APPROVED_ONLY_MODE	Enable FIPS Compliance mode for the Foglight server.	false

 

Installing Foglight

The Foglight installer allows you either to install a new instance of the Foglight Management Server or to upgrade an existing installation of a Foglight Management Server. This guide provides the procedures for a new installation of the Management Server. For upgrade procedures, see the Upgrade Guide.

 

NOTE: The Management Server should be installed on a dedicated machine.

For more details, see these topics:

•	Preparing to install

•	Installing a new version of the Management Server

•	Installed directories

•	Foglight settings

•	Uninstalling Foglight

•	Upgrading the Management Server

Preparing to install

The requirements for installing Foglight are:

•	A machine to host the Management Server. The Management Server should run on a dedicated machine because it must process and store large volumes of data.

 

NOTE: Ensure that a host name resolution and reverse lookup are confirmed prior to installing the Foglight Management Server. NOTE: Link-local IPv6 addresses are not supported for the Management Server because many web browsers do not support link-local IPv6 addresses.

•	Administrator or root access to all machines requiring a Foglight agent.

•	An administrator password for Foglight. The user name foglight and the default password for this account can initially be used to log in to the browser interface and to use command-line interface options with root privileges. It is recommended that you change the default password for this account.

 

NOTE: The installer does not allow installing Foglight with embedded PostgreSQL® as root on Unix.

•	A user account on the machine where you are installing Foglight.

•	The IATEMPDIR environment variable is set to a location with sufficient space for installer self-extraction to meet the requirements.

Installing a new version of the Management Server

Once all system requirements are in place, you are ready to install the Management Server. The installer prompts you to input data, and shows progress during the installation process.

The Foglight installer offers two installation options:

•	Standard — This option accepts all of the installer defaults, and installs an embedded PostgreSQL® database only. To use this option, follow the instructions in Installing the Management Server - Standard Install option.

•	Custom — This option allows you to modify the installer defaults, and to choose an external database type. To use this option, follow the instructions in Installing the Management Server - Custom Install option.

The Foglight installation process consists of the same basic steps for all platforms. For specific platform customizations, see Installed directories.

For more details, see these topics:

•	Installing the Management Server - Standard Install option

•	Installing the Management Server - Custom Install option

•	Foglight Server Startup page

•	Next steps

•	Embedded Agent Manager

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