Foglight 6.1.0 - Getting Started Guide

Getting Started Guide

Welcome to the Foglight Getting Started Guide.

The Getting Started Guide introduces you to Foglight concepts and components and provides overviews of certain Foglight dashboards. It provides a high-level overview of the installation and setup procedures and suggests starting points in the Foglight browser interface.

This guide is intended as an overview for any user getting started with Foglight. Users who are new to Foglight can use this guide as an introduction to the topics and procedures described above. New users may want to consult this guide prior to following the procedures described in the Installation and Setup Guide, the Administration and Configuration Guide, and the Foglight User Guide.

More experienced users can use this guide as a high-level outline of these topics and procedures or as a supplement to the Installation and Setup Guide, the Administration and Configuration Guide, and the Foglight User Guide.

The Getting Started Guide is organized as follows:

Components. Introduces Foglight and describes Foglight components.

Installation and Setup Overview. Provides an overview of the Foglight installation and setup process and acts as a preface or supplement to the Administration and Configuration Guide and the appropriate part of the Installation and Setup Guide set. This section summarizes the main steps involved in installing and configuring Foglight, and directs you to the appropriate instructions in other guides.

Starting Points. Introduces several dashboards that are starting points in the Foglight browser interface. This section also includes examples of next steps that you can take. In addition, it provides getting started tips on common elements in the browser interface and features that can affect how you see data in the monitoring dashboards. Foglight offers a wide range of functionality through its customizable dashboards. Consult this section to learn about some of the starting points, next steps, and workflows that are available to users with different roles and needs.