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Foglight 6.0.0 - Installing Foglight on Windows 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 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 shortcut location Step 6: Foglight service Step 7: Pre-installation summary Step 8: Installing Foglight Step 9: Foglight administrator password Step 10: Foglight mode Step 11: FIPS Compliance mode Step 12: Foglight repository database type Step 13: Foglight ports configuration Step 14: Add Foglight license file Step 15: Add Foglight to system service Step 16: Foglight server startup Step 17: 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 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 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 Accessing the database Starting and stopping the Management Server

Starting the Management Server Running the Management Server as a Windows service

Using the Start Menu options Using the command line

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

Starting the Management Server

The following sections describe how to start the Management Server from the command line or from a Windows® shortcut and lists additional commands for use when starting or running the Management Server.

To start the Management Server from the command line:

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Navigate to the directory <foglight_home>\bin and run the following command:


	NOTE: To start the Management Server in High Availability mode, see Starting and stopping the Management Server in High Availability mode.

To start the Management Server from a Windows® shortcut:

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Depending on where you installed the startup icon, choose Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight > Start Foglight or double-click the Start Foglight icon on the desktop.

When the Management Server starts successfully, the following message appears in the command window:

Forge Server startup completed.

Additional commands

Table 3. Starting the Management Server - additional commands
Commands	Represents	Description
-s	start	Starts the Management Server (this option is assumed if no command is specified).
-n	name	Provides a unique name for this instance of the Management Server.
-j	jvm-argument	Sets an option to be passed directly to the Java® VM. Can be used to set more than one VM option.
-v	version	Displays the version number for this program and exits.
-h	help	Shows this information, and additional options, then exits.

Running the Management Server as a Windows service

After the installation is completed, you can install the Management Server as a Windows® service either from the Start menu or the command line.


	NOTE: The following procedures assume that you have installed the program shortcuts in the default location.

Using the Start Menu options

To install or remove the Management Server service from the Start menu:

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Choose Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight 6.0.0 > Windows Service > Install Service for Foglight (or Remove Service for Foglight).

To start or stop the Management Server service from the Start menu:

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Choose Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight 6.0.0 > Windows Service > Install Service for Foglight (or Remove Service for Foglight).

Using the command line

From the command line, type the following to install the Management Server as a Windows® service:

fms.exe --install-service

Additional Commands

In addition to the commands listed under Additional commands in Starting and stopping the Management Server, the following commands are available for the Foglight Management Server Windows service.

Table 4. Running the Management Server as a Windows service - additional commands
Command	Represents	Description
-b	start-service	Start the Management Server Windows service
-r	remove-service	Stop and remove the Management Server Windows service

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