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10 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Text ConventionsThe following table summarizes how text styles are used in this guide:About Vizioncore Inc.Vizionc

Introduction to this Guide 11About Vizioncore Inc.

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2Introducing vFoglightThis chapter discusses how vFoglight works, defines key concepts and terms, and describes vFoglight components.This chapter cont

26 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Welcome to vFoglightWhat is vFoglight?vFoglight is an application management solution that reduces or eliminates s

Introducing vFoglight 27Key Concepts and Terms Key Concepts and TermsHow vFoglight WorksTerm DefinitionMonitored environmentThe hosts, server instance

28 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Collection model A model type for which the definitions are included with a vFoglight cartridge. The cartridge can

Introducing vFoglight 29How vFoglight Works Observation An observation taken over time, for example, a Metric, StringObservation, or TopNList.In vFogl

Table of ContentsIntroduction to this Guide...

30 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Traditional monitoring systems collect metrics from agents and present them to you. The context for these metrics

Introducing vFoglight 31How vFoglight Works that model type. For example, the HostModel type is a collection of Host objects; each host object is one

32 vFoglight Getting Started Guide In this collection model instance, a host is represented by a node. It has three child nodes, which represent the

Introducing vFoglight 33How vFoglight Works When you define a service, a corresponding service level is automatically created. You can also use Alarm

34 vFoglight Getting Started Guide For example, an alarm fired by a rule called CPU Trending (which monitors the CPU usage over the last 12 months) m

Introducing vFoglight 35vFoglight Components vFoglight ComponentsvFoglight Management ServerThe vFoglight Management Server is the central component o

36 vFoglight Getting Started Guide The browser interface also includes the Administration home page, which allows you to navigate to all Administrati

Introducing vFoglight 37vFoglight Components For example, this interface allows you to automate component-management tasks using scripts or to use reg

38 vFoglight Getting Started Guide When a cartridge is installed and enabled, all of its components become part of the Management Server.Adding cartr

3First StepsThis chapter includes instructions on downloading vFoglight documentation and software packages. Follow these instructions if you want to

4 vFoglight Getting Started Guide First Steps...

40 vFoglight Getting Started Guide If you have not previously downloaded software, or are using a different e-mail address than used previously, you

4Installation and Setup OverviewThis chapter contains the following sections:Getting Started with the Installation and Setup Process...

42 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Getting Started with the Installation and Setup ProcessThis chapter provides an overview of the vFoglight installa

Installation and Setup Overview 43Part 1: Installing or Upgrading the vFoglight Management Server The Installation and Setup Guide also contains a bri

44 vFoglight Getting Started Guide • If you are using an external database and chose the installer option to manually set up the database later, see

Installation and Setup Overview 45Part 3: Installing or Upgrading Cartridges See “Starting and Stopping the vFoglight Management Server” in the Instal

46 vFoglight Getting Started Guide • Ensure that the vFoglight Management Server is running and that you have logged in to vFoglight.• Ensure that yo

Installation and Setup Overview 47Part 4: Installing, Configuring, and Starting the vFoglight Agent Manager 2Download or retrieve the vFoglight Agent

48 vFoglight Getting Started Guide See the file fglam.config.xml in the directory in which the vFoglight Agent Manager is installed for details about

Installation and Setup Overview 49Part 5: Deploying and Creating Agents 1Before you begin:• Review the documentation for the cartridge in which the ag

Introduction to this GuideThis chapter provides information about what is contained in the Getting Started Guide. It also provides information about t

50 vFoglight Getting Started Guide 4Manage agents: You can perform agent-management tasks like starting, stopping, activating, deactivating, deleting

5Starting Points in vFoglightvFoglight offers a wide range of functionality through its customizable dashboards. This means that there are multiple st

52 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Before You Get StartedThe section below provides getting started tips on common elements in the browser interface

Starting Points in vFoglight 53Before You Get Started Figure 3In some cases, however, the alarm might have occurred close enough to the current moment

54 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Services DashboardThis section provides an introduction to the Services dashboard. For details about this dashboar

Starting Points in vFoglight 55Services Dashboard 1 — Categories and Services view: lists monitored services by category. For example, the screen on p

56 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Hosts DashboardThis section provides an introduction to the Hosts dashboard and the views and dashboards to which

Starting Points in vFoglight 57Hosts Dashboard 1 — State indicators: allow you to see at a glance the state of the listed hosts. Each indicator shows

58 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Agent Status DashboardThis section introduces the Agent Status dashboard, which can be accessed from the Administr

Starting Points in vFoglight 59Agent Status Dashboard 1 — Filter by <parameter> boxes: allow you to filter the list of agents by one or more of

6 vFoglight Getting Started Guide About vFoglightvFoglight helps IT organizations understand the virtual infrastructure by managing the relationships

60 vFoglight Getting Started Guide Next StepsYour next steps depend on how you are using this guide and the way you want to use vFoglight. Some examp

Index 61IndexAabout vFoglight 6Administration home page 36, 51navigation to the Agent Status dashboard 58Administrator roleAgent Status dashboard58aft

62 vFoglight Getting Started GuidecontactingVizioncore10CPU, Memory, Disk, Network columnsdetails dashboard57Hosts dashboard 57sparkline values 57Cre

Index 63Host name 57monitoring hosts 56starting host-oriented workflows 56starting points 56State indicators 57IinstallingvFoglight Agent Manager46Lla

64 vFoglight Getting Started GuideSservice 29defined 54service level 29service level agreement 29Service Level Compliance columndetails popup55Servic

Introduction to this Guide 7vFoglight Documentation Suite This chapter summarizes the main steps involved in installing (or upgrading) and configuring

8 vFoglight Getting Started Guide • Online Help: You can open the online help by selecting the Help tab from vFoglight’s action panel.•PDF: The Getti

Introduction to this Guide 9vFoglight Documentation Suite • Installation and Setup Guide—Installing on Windows with an External Oracle Database• Admin