Specifications

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Chapter 1—Installing Foglight for Virtualization, Standard Edition
License Agreement
Read the license agreement and then click Accept Agreement to proceed.
Connection Management
The environment connection screen appears and the Add Connection dialog box opens. You must
have at least one connection to complete the configuration.
VMware Connection
1 On the Add Connection dialog box, click the vCenter tab.
2 Type the IP address or FQDN and the credentials for the system.
For vCenter, credentials should have Read-Only, Browse Datastore, and Datastore
DeleteFile permissions for the entire environment. If you are using the automated feature for
implementing recommendations, the appropriate permissions are required.
The credentials used for the vCenter where the Foglight for Virtualization, Standard Edition
appliance is installed must also have Virtual Machine State permissions in order for the
appliance to be updated automatically.
3 Foglight for Virtualization, Standard Edition can be accessed and used from within vCenter
using a vKernel plug-in. Select the Install Foglight for Virtualization vCenter Plug-in
check box if you want theFoglight for Virtualization, Standard Edition plug-in installed in
vCenter.
Note If the virtual infrastructure client is open during this process, it must be closed and
reopened in order for the plug-in to become visible.