Foglight 5.9.2 - Installing Foglight on Windows with an External MySQL Database

Step 10: Foglight mode

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

IMPORTANT: Servers with different partition names do not participate in the high availability setup.

NOTE: If you do not choose HA (High Availability) while installing Foglight but want to use HA mode later, you can enable HA mode after installation. For more information, see the Foglight High Availability Field Guide.

Step 11: Foglight repository database type

This step allows you to select the Foglight database type. The server on which the database is located must be running before you complete this step.At the completion of this step, the installer creates the user (foglight is the default user ID) in the database and sets the appropriate permissions.

NOTE: The embedded database option does not appear if you selected HA as the server startup mode in Step 10: Foglight mode.

If you install and configure a MySQL® database instance as an external database and this instance is to run on a different machine than the one hosting the server, select the MySQL option to make the database accessible remotely.

NOTE: For information about granting remote users access to the database, see External MySQL database access for remote users.

If the Management Server you are installing is configured to be part of an HA cluster, you must also configure it to connect to the same database instance as all other members of the cluster. This typically means that you set Host, Port, and Database Name to the same values as those used for the other members. In some rare cases, certain settings might be different. For example, the value for Host might be different if there is a firewall between the database and certain members of the cluster in your environment.

NOTE: You must manually create the database before proceeding.

NOTE: The Repository Administrator Account User Name cannot be the same as the User Account User Name you created in step 4.

IMPORTANT: If the Management Server you are installing is configured to be part of an HA cluster, you must set the Repository Administrator Account User Name and Password to the same values as those used for the other Management Servers that share the same HA partition name.

Step 12: Foglight ports configuration

NOTE: In certain configurations, the Management Server uses other ports than the ones that you can set on this screen; for example, when Foglight is running in High Availability (HA) mode. See the Administration and Configuration Help for details.

IMPORTANT: Errors can occur if servers that are not part of the same HA partition are configured to multicast on the same port on the same sub-network as the HA partition. See Running the Management Server FAQ for more information about these errors.

NOTE: If there are any port assignment conflicts, an error message dialog box appears. Click Review Ports, if you want to return to the Foglight Ports Configuration screen to configure the conflicting port(s), or click Ignore and Continue to continue with the installation without resolving the port conflicts. Select one of these options to continue.

Step 13: Add Foglight license file

IMPORTANT: See the Administration and Configuration Guide for information about license requirements, managing licenses, and the different categories of cartridges (based on their license requirements).

If you selected Enable Foglight as a Service in Step 6: Foglight Service, the Management Server service is enabled and started at this point.

NOTE: You can install Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition with the default option of a 45-day trial license, or import an existing license. To install the default option, select Install a trial license, then click Next. To import an existing license, follow the preceding procedure.