Installing Foglight Agent Manager

You can install Foglight Agent Manager (FglAM) on Linux and Windows environment.

Windows FglAM installation

To install FglAM on Windows, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to Foglight Cloud by providing your credentials. This will direct you to the Foglight Welcome page. In the Download agent manager section, click For Windows to download and install agent manager for Windows.
   OR
   In the notification at the top of the Welcome page and click Go to Agent Managers. This will navigate you to the Agent Managers page. On the Agent Managers page, click Download Agent Manager Software and select the Windows installer zip file, and then click Download. Save the file to a desired location on your system.
2. Copy the .zip file to the designated target machine and extract it there in preparation for installation procedure.
3. On the VM where the Agent Manager will be installed, run the FglAM--windows-x86_64.exe as an administrator. This will launch the Foglight Agent Manager Installation and Configuration wizard.
4. On the License Agreement screen, select the I accept the terms of license agreement checkbox, and click Next to proceed.
5. Select the desired Installation location for the Agent Manager files and provide a Host Display name. Click Next.
6. On the Server URLs screen, select the displayed server URL and click Test to verify the connection. Once a green tick appears indicating a successful connection, click Next to proceed.
7. On the Downstream Connection Configuration screen click Next to continue without making any changes.
8. On the Windows service screen select the checkboxes for desired service configuration options and click Next.
9. On the Summary screen review the summary of the installation settings. If everything appears correct, click Finish to complete the installation process.

By following these steps, you will successfully download, install, and configure the Foglight Agent Manager on a Windows environment.

In Foglight, navigate to Administration > Agents > Agent Managers in the left pane to view the installed FglAM.

Linux FglAM installation

To install FglAM on Linux, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to Foglight Cloud by providing your credentials. This will direct you to the Foglight Welcome page. In the Download agent manager section, click For Linux to download and install agent manager for Linux.
   OR
   In the notification at the top of the Welcome page and click Go to Agent Managers. This will navigate you to the Agent Managers page. On the Agent Managers page, click Download Agent Manager Software and select the Linux installer and then click Download.
2. Download the FglAM bin on the required virtual machine (VM).
3. Set appropriate permissions to the .bin file by using the command: chmod 755 %FGLAM_BIN_FILE%.
4. Execute the .bin file with the command: ./%FGLAM_BIN_FILE%. For example: ./FglAM-<version>-linux-x86_64.bin.
5. Press the ENTER key till the end of the “terms of agreement” section.
6. Specify the desired location for the installation folder and press Enter.
7. Provide a Host Display Name for the Agent Manager and press Enter.
8. Press 5 to view the list of configured management server URLs.
9. Press 3 for connectivity test. Ensure that the connectivity test shows 100% completion with a status of “finished”.
10. Press 0 to continue with the default values for the remaining prompts.
11. When prompted for “Enable Concentrator Support”, press Enter to select the default value.

By following these steps, you will successfully install the Foglight Agent Manager on a Linux environment.

In Foglight, navigate to Administration > Agents > Agent Managers in the left pane to view the installed FglAM.

For detailed step-by-step installation instructions, refer to the Foglight Agent Installation video.