Deployment Guide

32 Foglight
Installation and Setup Guide
Preparing to Install
You need the following to install vFoglight:
• A machine to host the vFoglight Management Server. The Management Server
should run on a dedicated machine because it must process and store large
volumes of data.
Note Ensure that a hostname resolution and reverse lookup are confirmed prior to installing the
vFoglight Management Server.
• Administrator or root access to all machines requiring a vFoglight agent.
• An administrator password for vFoglight. The user name foglight and the default
password for this account can initially be used to log on to the browser interface
and use command-line options with administrator privileges. Vizioncore
recommends that you change the default password for this account.
Installing a New Version of the vFoglight Management
Server
Once all system requirements are in place you are ready to install the vFoglight
Management Server. The installer prompts you to input data, and provides you with
progress feedback during the installation process.
The vFoglight installer offers two installation options:
• Standard - This option accepts all of the installer defaults, and installs an
embedded SQL database only. To use this option, follow the instructions in
“Installing the vFoglight Management Server - Standard Install Option” on
page 33.
• Custom - This option allows you to modify the installer defaults, and to choose
an external database type. To use this option, following the instructions in
“Installing the vFoglight Management Server - Custom Install Option” on
page 47.
The vFoglight installation process consists of the same basic steps for all platforms. For
specific platform customizations, see “Installed Directories” on page 69.