Before Installing Foglight
Installing Foglight
Preparing to install
Installing a new version of the Management Server
Running the Management Server
Installing the Management Server - Standard Install option
Installed directories
Foglight settings
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 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: Foglight repository database type
Step 12: Foglight ports configuration
Step 13: Add Foglight license file
Step 1414: Add Foglight to system service
Step 15: Foglight server startup
Step 16: Install complete
Foglight Server Startup page
Next steps
Embedded Agent Manager
Editing the server.config file
Setting up an encrypted LDAP connection with SSL
Using encryption when sending email from Foglight
Setting parameters for an embedded database
Uninstalling Foglight
Upgrading the Management Server
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
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
Setting the length of Foglight sessions
Configuring anti-virus exclusion settings
Initializing the database
Accessing the database
Starting and stopping the Management Server
Installing and Upgrading Cartridges
Installing Agents
Appendix: Switching from an Embedded to an External Database
Starting the Management Server
Running the Management Server as a Windows service
Stopping the Management Server
Logging in to Foglight
Running the Management Server FAQ
Using the Start Menu options
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Choose Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight 5.9.x > Windows Service > Install Service for Foglight (or Remove Service for Foglight). |
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Choose Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight 5.9.x > 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:
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.
Stopping the Management Server
The following section describes how to stop the Management Server.
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Type Ctrl-C on the command window in which the Management Server started. |
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Depending on where you installed the startup icon, choose Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight 5.9.x > Stop Foglight or double-click the Stop Foglight icon on the desktop. |
When the server has stopped successfully, the StartFoglight command window closes.
Logging in to Foglight
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Depending on where you installed the program icons, navigate to Start > Programs > Quest > Foglight > Foglight Console |
Where <hostname> is the name of the machine where the Management Server is installed and <port> is the HTTP port specified during installation (the default is 8080).