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Foglight 6.1.0 - Installing Foglight on Windows with an External MySQL Database

Table of Contents

Before Installing Foglight

What is Foglight? Hardware requirements and guidelines Planning your installation

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 External MySQL database access for remote users

Executing the Grant All On Query script

Embedded Agent Manager

Installed directories Foglight settings

Editing the server.config file Changing external database credentials Importing self-signed certificates to Foglight TrustStore

Non-FIPS mode FIPS-compliant mode

Setting up an encrypted database connection with SSL Setting up an encrypted LDAP connection with SSL Using encryption when sending email from Foglight Configuring ports Setting the SQL Parser properties 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 and tuning the database

Initializing the database Tuning an external MySQL database for Foglight

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

Logging in to Foglight

Monitoring the Management Server host Next steps

Migrating data from an existing database Running the Management Server FAQ

Installing and Upgrading Cartridges Installing Agents

Agent installers Remote agent installation

Step 8: Installing Foglight

Step 8: Installing Foglight

Foglight installs files into the specified directory.

Step 9: Foglight administrator password

Step 9: Foglight administrator password

1

In the Foglight Administrator Password box, accept the default password (foglight) or type an alternate one.

2

In the Retype Administrator Password box, accept the default (foglight) or, if you have provided an alternate password in step 1, retype the password for verification.

3

Optional — To run Foglight in secure mode (HTTPS) only, select the Secure Server (HTTPS Only) check box.

4

Step 10: Foglight mode

Step 10: Foglight mode

1

Select the server mode. The options are Standalone (the default) or HA (High Availability).


	NOTE: A server running in HA mode can only use an external database.

2

Step 11: FIPS Compliance mode

Step 11: FIPS Compliance mode

This step allows you to enable FIPS Compliance mode. Select the checkbox if you want to enable FIPS compliance mode.


	NOTE: Once the FIPS Compliance mode is enabled during installation, you cannot disable it without a complete reinstall of Foglight.

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