Foglight® for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack 5.6.3.8
Developed for Foglight Management Server 5.9.4 / Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition 8.8.5
Release Notes
November 2018
Welcome to Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack
Resolved Issues and Enhancements
Getting Started with Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack
Using the Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack, Foglight can configure physical and virtual machines that are running Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.x or 6.x.
These Release Notes cover the resolved issues, known issues, workarounds, and other important information about the 5.6.3.8 release of the Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack. Review all sections before starting the installation.
This 5.6.3.8 release of the Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack accompanies the 5.6.3.8 release of Foglight for Automation, and the 8.8.5 release of Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition. It does not include any new feature or improvement.
This 5.6.3.8 release of the Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack accompanies the 5.6.3.8 release of Foglight for Automation, and the 8.8.5 release of Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition. It does not include any resolved issues.
This 5.6.3.8 release of the Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack accompanies the 5.6.3.8 release of Foglight for Automation, and the 8.8.5 release of Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition. It does not include any known issues.
For information about upgrading Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack to the latest version, see the Foglight Upgrade Guide.
The following is a list of product versions and platforms compatible with this release.
|
Product Name |
Product Version |
Platform |
| Foglight Management Server | 5.9.4 | All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Management Server |
| Foglight Agent Manager | 5.9.4 | All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Agent Manager |
| Foglight For Virtualization, Enterprise Edition | 8.8.5 | All platforms supported by this version of the Foglight For Virtualization, Enterprise Edition |
See the Foglight System Requirements and Platform Support Guide for information about system requirements.
The Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack 5.6.3.8 requires the Automation-Core-5_6_3_8.car and the ActionPack-Runtime-5_6_3_8.car files. Foglight for Automation and all ActionPacks must have the same version.
Support for the Internet Explorer (IE) 6 browser has been discontinued.
Foglight includes a licensing capability that restricts access to those features that are defined in the license. Any Management Server installation requires a license that grants access to server-specific parts of the browser interface and the features associated with them. Foglight cartridges are also license-protected. While some cartridges are covered by the base Foglight license (such as Foglight Agent Manager cartridges and the Cartridge for Infrastructure), others may require an additional license.
The Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack is covered by the Foglight for Virtualization, Enterprise Edition license. A separate additional license may be required for installation in the base Foglight product.
To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:
The Foglight for Linux System Provisioning ActionPack release package contains the following products:
See the Foglight Administration and Configuration Guide for cartridge installation instructions.
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 was not enabled and tested for international operation. Only U.S. English configurations of this product and U.S. English datasets are fully supported. Support for non-ASCII characters or non-English configurations may work appropriately, but these configurations have not been tested and this release should be used with caution in these environments.
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