Foglight™ for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition 8.6
Developed for Foglight Management Server 5.7.5.8
Release Notes
June 2017
Welcome to Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition
Resolved issues and enhancements
Getting Started with Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition
Foglight™ for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition (hereafter referred to as Foglight for Virtualization EE) simplifies application performance monitoring and reduces the skills and effort required to manage applications, the user experience, and the supporting infrastructure. Unlike other solutions, Foglight for Virtualization EE uses a single code base, and has a model-driven design that couples fast deployment and accelerated time-to-value. It offers the modular flexibility required to deliver a range of capabilities and sophistication to meet the needs of any organization—from those still focused on technology-centric monitoring to those that have completed the transition to application-centric or transactional monitoring.
Foglight for Virtualization EE performs equally well in physical, virtual, and mixed infrastructure environments, providing visibility into issues affecting the application and end-user experience. Intuitive workflows help you quickly move from the symptom to the root cause in the application, database, infrastructure, or network to resolve issues, reducing mean time to resolution. Predefined and drag-and-drop dashboards provide insight that is tailored to each stakeholder. By offering comprehensive visibility into your monitored environment, Foglight for Virtualization EE helps ensure that cross-functional teams collaborate on and prioritize issues that matter most to the business.
When you install Foglight™ for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition 8.6, the following set of components is installed. Each component is developed independently and bundled in the installation package. The following table lists the component names and version numbers, indicates whether the component has been updated since the last release, and provides links to additional information. It also indicates which components are enabled with each product license.
Note: None of the monitoring agents included with Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition currently support the HA (high availability) feature included with Foglight Agent Manager.
To find out more about the components included in this version, follow the links below.
|
Component |
Version at time of release |
Updated since last release? |
Release Notes |
Enabled with Foglight for Virtualization EE License? |
|
Foglight |
5.7.5.8 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Foglight Agent Manager |
5.8.5.8 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Infrastructure |
5.8.5.8 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Action Packs |
5.6.3.4 | Yes |
Foglight BMC Remedy ActionPack 5.6.3.4 Release Notes Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack 5.6.3.4 Release Notes Foglight for Microsoft Hyper-V ActionPack 5.6.3.4 Release Notes Foglight for Scripting ActionPack 5.6.3.4 Release Notes Foglight for System Preparation ActionPack 5.6.3.4 Release Notes Foglight for VMware vCenter ActionPack 5.6.3.4 Release Notes |
Yes |
| Automation | 5.6.3.4 | Yes | Yes | |
| Capacity Manager | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes | |
| Capacity Management | 5.6.15.4 | Yes | Yes | |
| Change Analyzer | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes | |
| Chargeback | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes | |
| Hyper-V | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes, full version | |
|
Integration for OpenManage Essentials |
5.7.0 |
No |
Foglight Integration for OpenManage Essentials 5.7.0 Release Notes Revision 1 |
Yes |
|
OpenStack |
5.7.3 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
| Resource Optimizer | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes | |
| vCloud Director | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes | |
| VMware | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes, full version | |
| VMware Horizon View | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes | |
| Capacity Director | 5.7.3 | Yes | Yes, trial version | |
| Hybrid Cloud Manager | 1.0 | n/a | Yes, trial version | |
| Quest VROOM Dashboard | 1.1 | n/a | Yes | |
|
Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp |
5.7.3 |
Yes |
Foglight for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp 5.7.3 Release Notes |
Yes, trial version |
| Storage Management | 4.4.5 | Yes | Yes, trial version |
The following independent cartridges are also supported and licensed for use with Foglight for Virtualization EE.
|
Component |
Version at time of release |
Updated since last release? |
Release Notes |
| Apache | 5.8.0.3 | Yes | Foglight for Apache 5.8.0.3 Release Notes |
| Net Monitor | 5.8.5.8 | Yes | Infrastructure Utilities Release Notes |
| Web Monitor | 5.8.5.8 | Yes | Infrastructure Utilities Release Notes |
The following independent cartridges are supported for use with Foglight for Virtualization EE, but are licensed separately.
|
Component |
Version at time of release |
Updated since last release? |
Release Notes |
|
Active Directory |
5.7.1 | Yes | Foglight for Active Directory 5.7.1 Release Notes |
|
Exchange |
5.7.1 | Yes | Foglight for Exchange 5.7.1 Release Notes |
This release includes the following updates:
To review resolved issues and enhancements for the installed components, see the release notes for each component (see New in this release).
The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release. To review known issues for the installed components, see the release notes for each component (see New in this release).
Note: If firewall is enabled on the Agent Manager host, you must ensure that all of the UDP ports used for Netflow collections are open.
|
Defect ID |
Known Issue |
| VFOG-7339 |
The MySQL virtual machine shuts down before the Foglight Management Server virtual machine when the DHCP option is selected in the vApp settings. This is a known VMware issue (2117445). For more information, visit: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2117445. |
|
Defect ID |
Known Issue |
| VFOG-12257 |
A Windows installation with an embedded database fails when installing to a Windows system folder, for example For more information, see https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/29FE3458A4A2B6419D1558999668038F014ED526@usmail.trinitybiotech.com Workaround: Do not install in system folders on Windows platforms. |
Important. Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition 8.6 can be directly upgraded from versions 8.5.5, 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, and 8.2. To upgrade from an earlier version (8.0.1, 8.0, 7.2.x, and 7.1.x), you must first upgrade to version 8.2. For more information, see the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition Upgrade Guide.
Note: For a new installation, see Getting Started.
Your existing license continues to work with version 8.6. There is no need to request an upgrade license.
Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager is a new functionality added to Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition version in version 8.6. A trial Foglight Hybrid Cloud Manager license is provided, and is valid till September 30th.
Quest VROOM Dashboard is a new functionality added to Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition version in version 8.6, which is covered by the base Foglight for Virtualization Enterprise license.
Foglight for Apache, Foglight Web Monitor, and Foglight Net Monitor are new functionalities added to Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition version in version 8.5.5. For the version information about these cartridges, see New in this release.
Foglight Capacity Director is a new functionality added to Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition version in version 8.5. A trial Foglight Capacity Director license is provided, and is valid for 30 days. To activate your trial license, on the Capacity Director dashboard, (Homes > Capacity Director), and click Activate Free 30 - Day Trial of Foglight Capacity Director.
Foglight for XenDesktop and XenApp is a new functionality added to Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition in version 8.2.0. A trial Foglight for XenDesktop and XenApp license is provided, and is valid for 30 days. If you are upgrading from version 8.0.1 and earlier, and want to use Foglight for XenDesktop and XenApp, you can either install the trial license, or purchase a full commercial Foglight for XenDesktop and XenApp license. To activate your trial license, on the Environment Overview dashboard, (Homes > Environment Overview), open the Getting Started & Administration tab, and click Activate XenDesktop trial license.
For information about system requirements for this release, see:
Foglight for Virtualization EE includes a trial license. You can activate it on the Homes > Environment Overview dashboard.
When a trial license expires, the trial product stops collecting data. You still have access to historical data. If you want to continue collecting data, you need to purchase a commercial license. If you want to stop collecting data before the trial license expires, deactivate your monitoring agents using the Agent Status dashboard. For more information, see the Foglight Administration and Configuration Guide.
To purchase a full license, contact your Foglight sales representative. You can install purchased licenses either during the 30-day trial or after the trial period has expired. You install and manage licenses using the Manage Licenses dashboard.
To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:
The Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition 8.6 release package contains the following:
For information about installing Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition 8.6, see the Foglight Installation and Setup Guide for your target environment.
Note: It is recommended that Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition 8.6 is used with the Management Server 5.7.5.8, which is included in the installer.
Additional information is available from the following:
This section contains information about installing and operating this product in non-English configurations, such as those needed by customers outside of North America. This section does not replace the materials about supported platforms and configurations found elsewhere in the product documentation.
This release is Unicode-enabled and supports any character set. In this release, all product components should be configured to use the same or compatible character encodings and should be installed to use the same locale and regional options. This release is targeted to support operations in the following regions: North America, Western Europe and Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, Far-East Asia, Japan. It supports bidirectional writing (Arabic and Hebrew). The release supports Complex Script (Central Asia – India, Thailand).
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