Specifications

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Chapter 1—Installing Foglight for Virtualization, Standard Edition
VMware vCloud Connection
1 On the Add Connection dialog box, click the VMware vCloud tab.
2 Type the IP address or FQDN and the credentials for the system.
For VMware vCloud, credentials should have Read-Only and Browse Datastore 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 VMware vCloud 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 VMware
vCloud using a vKernel plug-in. Select the Install Foglight for Virtualization vCenter
Plug-in check box if you want the vKernel plug-in installed in VMware vCloud.
Note If the virtual infrastructure client is open during this process, it must be closed and
reopened in order for the vKernel plug-in to become visible.
4 The Foglight for Virtualization, Standard Edition Performance Analyzer uses vCloud alarms
for real-time monitoring of the state of the virtual environment.
Note Six specific vKernel utilization alarms must be installed in vCloud in order to provide the
real-time functionality. The vCenter credentials must have Alarm permissions in order to
create the alarms. Leave the Enable Real-Time Alarms for Performance Analyzer box
checked if you want to use the real-time analysis capability of Performance Analyzer. If
you leave the box checked, the alarms are installed automatically.
5 After a connection is established, the overall configuration can be completed.
6 Click Finish Setup.
Initial Data Collection
After the appliance is configured, it collects all of the required virtual environment information.
Click OK to continue.