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Foglight® for Apache 6.3.0 Release Notes
Foglight®
for Apache 6.3.0
Developed for Foglight Management
Server 6.3.0
Release Notes
April 2023
Welcome to Foglight for Apache
New in this release
Resolved issues and enhancements
Known
issues
Third party known issues
Upgrade and compatibility
System requirements
Product licensing
Getting started with Foglight for
Apache
About Us
Foglight for Apache enables you to quickly determine the status of each of
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your monitored Apache web servers by providing a visual overview of key access
and traffic metrics. The Apache Web Server, also known as the Apache Httpd
Server, is an open-source project hosted by the Apache Foundation. Through its
server status (mod_status) and server
information (mod_info) pages, the Apache web
server provides a wealth of performance statistics, which Foglight for Apache
displays in easy to use dashboards.
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These Release Notes cover the resolved issues,
known issues, workarounds, and other important information about the 6.3.0
release of the Foglight for Apache. Review all sections before starting the
installation.
For complete product information, see the
Foglight for Apache User and
Reference Guide.
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This release of Foglight for Apache does not include any fix or
enhancement.
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The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release.
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Defect ID
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Known Issue
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APPB-380
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HTTPS is not supported for Apache server 1.3.x.
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APPB-379
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Apache server versions 2.1.x (Beta releases) are not supported.
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APPB-335
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The Apache ExtendedStatus module truncates site name at 31 if the
length is more than 31. As a result, agent cannot match request
connection with such site.
Workaround:
Apache does
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These Release Notes cover the resolved issues,
known issues, workarounds, and other important information about the 6.3.0
release of the Foglight for Apache. Review all sections before starting the
installation.
For complete product information, see the
Foglight for Apache User and
Reference Guide.
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This release of Foglight for Apache does not include any fix or enhancement.
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The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release.
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Defect ID
|
Known Issue
|
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APPB-380
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HTTPS is not supported for Apache server 1.3.x.
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APPB-379
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Apache server versions 2.1.x (Beta releases) are not supported.
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APPB-335
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The Apache ExtendedStatus module truncates site name at 31 if the
length is more than 31. As a result, agent cannot match request
connection with such site.
Workaround:
Apache does
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not support those sites whose name is more than 31 characters. However,
if you have to name the site using more than 31 characters, you must add
the site name into "Include Sites" list in ASP setting. Other sites you
want to monitor should be also added to this list.
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APPB-275
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Support for Apache version from 1.3.2, however before version
2.0(included), agent does not report dependency.
Workaround:
Upgrade Apache server to 2.2 or later, since v1.3.x and 2.0.x is EOL.
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APPB-268
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There will be topology churn when creating two or more agents to
monitor the same Apache instance. Multiple agents monitoring the same
Apache server is not allowed.
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APPB-130
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The Apache agent is designed to monitor only one Apache web server
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APPB-275
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Support for Apache version from 1.3.2, however before version
2.0(included), agent does not report dependency.
Workaround:
Upgrade Apache server to 2.2 or later, since v1.3.x and 2.0.x is EOL.
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APPB-268
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There will be topology churn when creating two or more agents to monitor the same Apache instance. Multiple agents monitoring the same Apache server is not allowed.
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APPB-130
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The Apache agent is designed to monitor only one Apache web server
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per agent. If you have a load balancer environment with more than one
Apache server, do not use the external balanced server status URL to
create the monitor agent. The host name of that URL may be resolved to
different Apache server IP addresses by the DNS and this breaks the rule
of one Apache agent to one Apache server.
Workaround:
Create a unique Apache monitoring agent for each Apache server behind
the load balancer, so that each agent uses its own server status URL for
monitoring. It is recommended that you use an internal IP address that
directly references a specific Apache web server instead of going
through the load balancer.
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For Apache web servers version 2.4 or
later, the agent reports errors to the Management Server when this issue
is detected.
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The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of
this release.
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Defect ID
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Known Issue
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APPB-381
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The Apache agent cannot monitor an Apache server that is set up with
HTTPS and its certificate is generated with a DH key that is greater
than 1024. For more information about the Java DH restriction, see
http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8062834
.
Workaround 1: Use HTTP to monitor this Apache
server.
Workaround 2: If the private key
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For Apache web servers version 2.4 or
later, the agent reports errors to the Management Server when this issue
is detected.
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The following is a list of third party issues known to exist at the time of this release.
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Defect ID
|
Known Issue
|
|
APPB-381
|
The Apache agent cannot monitor an Apache server that is set up with
HTTPS and its certificate is generated with a DH key that is greater
than 1024. For more information about the Java DH restriction, see
http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=8062834
.
Workaround 1: Use HTTP to monitor this Apache
server.
Workaround 2: If the private key
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that is used to generate
the certificate for the Apache server does not use the DH algorithm, you
can disable the DH algorithm in the
java.security file of the agent.
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To disable the DH algorithm:
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Open the
java.security file from the following location: <JRE_HOME>/lib/security.
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Add the following code to the file:
jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=DHE,ECDHE,DH.
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Save your changes.
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Foglight for Apache version
6.1.x requires Foglight Management Server version 5.6.3 and later, and
Foglight Agent Manager version 5.9.7 and later.
Note:
Customers who need to upgrade their Apache cartridge from 5.6.5 to
6.1.x and require their data from the 5.6.5
version be compatible with the 6.1.x version should
contact Quest Support for help. Quest Support can reference APPB-340 for
different solutions on how to perform a data migration with 5.6.5 data in
different scenarios.
The following Foglight
product versions and platforms are compatible with this release.
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Product Name
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Product Version
|
Platform
|
|
Foglight Management Server
|
5.6.3 and later
|
All Platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Management
Server
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|
Foglight Agent Manager
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To disable the DH algorithm:
-
Open the
java.security file from the following location: <JRE_HOME>/lib/security.
-
Add the following code to the file:
jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=DHE,ECDHE,DH.
-
Save your changes.
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Foglight for Apache version
6.1.x requires Foglight Management Server version 5.6.3 and later, and Foglight Agent Manager version 5.9.7 and later.
Note: Customers who need to upgrade their Apache cartridge from 5.6.5 to
6.1.x and require their data from the 5.6.5 version be compatible with the 6.1.x version should
contact Quest Support for help. Quest Support can reference APPB-340 for
different solutions on how to perform a data migration with 5.6.5 data in
different scenarios.
The following Foglight product versions and platforms are compatible with this release.
|
Product Name
|
Product Version
|
Platform
|
|
Foglight Management Server
|
5.6.3 and later
|
All Platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Management Server
|
|
Foglight Agent Manager
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Note:
The monitoring
agents available in this version of Foglight for Apache support the Agent
Manager HA failover mode. For more information about this mode, see
the Agent Manager Guide.
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5.9.7 and later
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All Platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Agent
Manager
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Foglight for Apache monitors Apache and Oracle web servers on Windows or
Linux systems. HTTP and HTTPs are supported for all web servers, except
where noted.
The following web servers and versions are supported
by Foglight for Apache 6.3.0.
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Supported Apache Server Versions
|
Tested Versions
|
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1.3.x
Note: HTTPS is not supported
for this version.
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1.3.41
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2.0.x
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2.0.65
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2.2.x
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2.2.9 and 2.2.5
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2.3.x
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2.3.8
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2.4.x
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2.4.9 and 2.4.20
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Supported Oracle Application Server
Versions
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Tested Versions
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10g
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10.1.3.4.0
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11g
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11.1.1.7 and 11.1.1.9
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12g
|
12.1.3 and 12.2.1
|
Foglight for Apache dashboards are supported on Internet Explorer (IE) 8
and 9, Firefox 16, and Chrome 23.0.
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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.
This cartridge is covered by the base Foglight license.
To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:
- On the navigation panel, under
Dashboards, click
Administration > Setup & Support > Manage Licenses.
- Click
Install.
- In the
Install License dialog box, click
Browse.
- In the file browser that appears, specify the location of the
license file.
- In the
Install License dialog box, click
Install License.
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Contents of the release package
The Foglight for Apacheelease package contains the following:
- Foglight for Apache version 6.3.0, including the following cartridges:
- Product Documentation, including:
- Foglight for Apache User and Reference Guide (PDF
and online help)
- Foglight for Apache Release Notes (this document)
Installation instructions
Use the Administration
> Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory dashboard
to install the ApacheMonitor-6_3_0.car cartridge.
For detailed information about installing Foglight for
Apache, refer to "Installing Foglight Cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.
Additional information is available from the following:
Globalization
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.
This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: The server
will be enabled for Global Operations, but not localized to any particular
locale. Some legacy agents cannot support multi-byte locales.
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Quest creates software solutions that make the
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5.9.7 and later
|
All Platforms supported by this version of the Foglight Agent Manager
|
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Foglight for Apache monitors Apache and Oracle web servers on Windows or Linux systems. HTTP and HTTPs are supported for all web servers, except where noted.
The following web servers and versions are supported by Foglight for Apache 6.3.0.
|
Supported Apache Server Versions
|
Tested Versions
|
|
1.3.x
Note: HTTPS is not supported
for this version.
|
1.3.41
|
|
2.0.x
|
2.0.65
|
|
2.2.x
|
2.2.9 and 2.2.5
|
|
2.3.x
|
2.3.8
|
|
2.4.x
|
2.4.9 and 2.4.20
|
|
Supported Oracle Application Server
Versions
|
Tested Versions
|
|
10g
|
10.1.3.4.0
|
|
11g
|
11.1.1.7 and 11.1.1.9
|
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12g
|
12.1.3 and 12.2.1
|
Foglight for Apache dashboards are supported on Internet Explorer (IE) 8 and 9, Firefox 16, and Chrome 23.0.
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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.
This cartridge is covered by the base Foglight license.
To activate a trial or a purchased commercial license:
- On the navigation panel, under
Dashboards, click
Administration > Setup & Support > Manage Licenses.
- Click
Install.
- In the
Install License dialog box, click
Browse.
- In the file browser that appears, specify the location of the license file.
- In the
Install License dialog box, click
Install License.
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Contents of the release package
The Foglight for Apacheelease package contains the following:
- Foglight for Apache version 6.3.0, including the following cartridges:
- Product Documentation, including:
- Foglight for Apache User and Reference Guide (PDF
and online help)
- Foglight for Apache Release Notes (this document)
Installation instructions
Use the Administration
> Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory dashboard
to install the ApacheMonitor-6_3_0.car cartridge.
For detailed information about installing Foglight for
Apache, refer to "Installing Foglight Cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.
Additional information is available from the following:
Globalization
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.
This release has the following known capabilities or limitations: The server will be enabled for Global Operations, but not localized to any particular locale. Some legacy agents cannot support multi-byte locales.
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now. For more information, visit
https://www.quest.com/.
Technical support is available to Quest customers
with a valid maintenance contract and customers who have trial versions. You can
access the Quest Support Portal at
https://support.quest.com.
The Support Portal provides self-help tools you can use to solve problems quickly and independently, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The Support Portal enables you to:
- Submit and manage a Service Request.
- View Knowledge Base articles.
- Sign up for product notifications.
- Download software and technical documentation.
- View how-to-videos.
- Engage in community discussions.
- Chat with support engineers online.
- View services to assist you with your product.
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Copyright© 2023 Quest Software Inc.
Quest, the Quest logo, Foglight, and Where next meets
now are trademarks
and registered trademarks of Quest Software Inc. in the U.S.A. and other
countries. For a complete list of Quest Software trademarks, please visit our
website at
www.quest.com/legal. Red Hat, JBoss, the JBoss logo, and Red Hat Enterprise
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