Deployment Guide

Installation and Upgrade 25
Installation and Setup
Installation and Setup
In order for VMware Cartridge collected data to appear on the vFoglight GUI, you must
first:
1 Install the VMware Cartridge on the vFoglight Management Server.
2 Enable the VMware Cartridge on the vFoglight Management Server.
3 Install the VMware Cartridge agent components.
4 Configure the VMware Cartridge agent components.
Installing the VMware Cartridge
To install the cartridge:
1 In the navigation panel of vFoglight, navigate to Dashboards > Administration
> Cartridges > Cartridge Inventory.
2 Click Cartridge Inventory.
The Cartridge Inventory page appears in the display panel.
3 At the top of the page, in the Install Cartridge area, type the path and filename
(Virtual-VMware-5_2_4_5.car) for the VMware Cartridge.
• Type the path in the File on Local Computer field if you want to upload
the .car file from your local computer to the vFoglight Management Server.
Alternatively, you can click the Browse button to navigate to the .car file on
your local computer.
• Type the path in the File on Server field if you want to install the .car file
from a directory on the machine hosting the vFoglight Management Server.
4 If you clicked Browse, click OK in the file chooser when you have found and
selected the .car file you want to install.
5 If you would like the cartridge to be enabled when it is installed, leave the Enable
on install check box selected.
If you would like to enable the cartridge sometime after installation, deselect this
check box.
6 Click Install Cartridge.