Deployment Guide

Installation and Upgrade 27
Installation and Setup
Installing the VMware Cartridge Agent Components
There are two VMware Cartridge agent components:
• The vFoglight VMware Collector collects data from a VMware VirtualCenter for
use by vFoglight.
• The vFoglight VMware Connector transfers data from the vFoglight VMware
Collector to vFoglight.
You need to install these agent components so that data gets collected and passed to
vFoglight for viewing and monitoring.
As long as the integration requirements are met, the agent components can be installed
on:
• the vFoglight Management Server
• the VirtualCenter (VCMS)
• another machine running Windows XP or Windows 2003 that is able to
communicate with the vFoglight Management Server and the VirtualCenter
(VCMS)
To install the agent components:
1 Using the machine on which you want to install the agent components, open a
browser and log into vFoglight.
2 In the navigation panel of vFoglight, navigate to Dashboards > Administration
> Cartridges > Components for Download.
3 Click Components for Download.
The Components for Download page appears in the display panel.
4 Click Virtual VMware Agent.
You are given the option to either run the agent installer or download and save it
to your local computer so that you can run it at another time.
5 Run the agent installer from the prompt, or save it to your local machine and run
it from there.
The agent installer installs the agent components on your C: drive automatically
and prompts you to configure them once the installation is complete.