Configuration and Discovery

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The following sections describe how to configure and discover New Relic services for monitoring by SL1 using the Silver Peak PowerPack:

Prerequisites for Monitoring Silver Peak

To configure the SL1 system to monitor Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator and edge devices using the Silver Peak PowerPack, you must have the following information about the Unity Orchestrator that you want to monitor: 

  • The IP address or URL of your Orchestrator
  • The username and password for the administrator account on your Orchestrator

Creating a SOAP/XML Credential for Silver Peak

To configure SL1 to monitor Silver Peak, you must create a SOAP/XML credential. This credential allows the Dynamic Applications in the Silver Peak PowerPack to communicate with your Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator.

To configure a SOAP/XML credential to access the Orchestrator:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).
  2. Locate the Silver Peak Cookie Example credential, and then click its wrench icon (). The Edit SOAP/XML Credential modal appears.

  1. Enter values in the following fields:

Basic Settings

  • Profile Name. Enter a new name for the credential.

  • URL. Enter the URL or IP address for the Orchestrator

  • HTTP Auth User. Enter the username for the administrator account on your Orchestrator.
  • HTTP Auth Password. Enter the password for the administrator account on your Orchestrator.
  1. Add the following HTTP Headers:
    • cookie_auth:gms/rest/authentication/login
    • content-type: application/json

    • cookie_logout:gms/rest/authentication/logout

  2. For all other fields, use the default values.
  3. Click the Save As button.

Creating a Virtual Device for the Orchestrator

To configure SL1 to monitor Silver Peak, you must create a virtual device to represent your Orchestrator. The PowerPack includes a Device Class ("Silver Peak | Unity Orchestrator") for the Orchestrator.

To create a virtual device, you must complete the following tasks:

  1. Go to the Device Manager page (Devices > Device Manager).

  • From the Actions menu, select Create Virtual Device.

  • The Create Virtual Device modal appears.

  • Supply a value in each of the following fields:
  • Device Name. Name of the virtual device. Can be any combination of alphanumeric characters, up to 32 characters in length. 

  • Organization. Organization to associate with the virtual device. Select from the drop-down list of all organizations in SL1.
  • Device Class. The device class to associate with the virtual device. Select Silver Peak | Unity Orchestrator from the drop-down list of device classes.
  • Collector. Specifies which instance of SL1 will perform auto-discovery and gather data from the device. Can also specify a "virtual" poller. Select from the drop-down list of all collectors in SL1.
  • Select the Add button to save the new virtual device.

For more information about virtual devices, see Virtual Devices.

Aligning the Virtual Device with the Device Template

When SL1 discovers a device, SL1 applies some default configuration settings to that device. You can edit these settings or use a device template to edit the settings for one or more devices. In this step, you will use the "Silver Peak: Orchestrator Template" to apply a configuration to your Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator.

To use a device template to change the configuration of one or more devices:

  • Go to the Device Manager page (Registry > Devices > Device Manager).

  • In the Device Manager page, select the checkbox for your Orchestrator virtual device.

  • In the Select Actions field, in the lower right, select the option Modify by Template. Click the Go button.

  • The Bulk Device Configuration page appears.

  • In the Template field, select "Silver Peak: Orchestrator Template".

  • Save When Applied & Confirmed. From the Bulk Device Configuration page, you can edit the value in any of the fields in any of the tabs of the device template.
  • If you select this field, any changes you make to fields in the Bulk Device Configuration page will be saved to the template.
  • If you don't select this field, you can edit the values in any of the fields, and the edited values won't be saved in the device template, but will be applied to the device group.

  • Click the [Apply] button to apply the device template and any changed field values to the selected device.

  • The Device Setting Confirmation page appears.

  • In this page, you can view any settings in the device template that are different from SL1 default settings.

  • You can click a field to disable it. When you disabled a field, its value will not be applied to the selected device group or selected devices.
  • You can also view a list of devices to which the device template will be applied.
  • To approve the changes and the device list, click the Confirm button in the Device Setting Confirmation page.
  • The device template will be applied to the selected device.

Verifying Discovery and Dynamic Application Alignment

To verify that SL1 has automatically aligned the correct Dynamic Applications during discovery:

  • After discovery has completed, click the device icon for the Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator. From the Device Properties page for the Orchestrator, click the Collections tab. The Dynamic Application Collections page appears.
  • All applicable Dynamic Applications for the service are automatically aligned during discovery.

    It can take several minutes after the discovery session has completed for Dynamic Applications to appear in the Dynamic Application Collections page.


You should see the following Dynamic Applications aligned to the New Relic service:

  • REST: Performance Metrics Monitor
  • Silver Peak: Appliance Alarms
  • Silver Peak: Orchestrator Alarm Summary Stats
  • Silver Peak: Orchestrator Performance
  • Silver Peak: Orchestrator Alarms
  • Silver Peak: Orchestrator Configuration
  • Silver Peak: Root Group Discovery

If the listed Dynamic Applications have not been automatically aligned during discovery, or you want to align more Dynamic Applications, you can align them manually. To do so, perform the following steps:

  • Click the Action button, and then select Add Dynamic Application. The Dynamic Application Alignment page appears:
  • In the Dynamic Applications field, select the Dynamic Application you want to align. You can narrow the search, as shown in the example above.
  • In the Credentials field, select the credential specified in the table.
  • Click the Save button.
  • Repeat steps 1-4 for any other unaligned Dynamic Applications.

Viewing Silver Peak Devices

In addition to the Device Manager page (Registry > Devices > Device Manager), you can view the Silver Peak Unity Orchestrator and all connected devices in the following places in the user interface:

  • The Device Components page (Registry > Devices > Device Components) displays a list of all root devices and component devices discovered by SL1 in an indented view, so you can easily view the hierarchy and relationships between child devices, parent devices, and root devices. To view the component devices associated with the Orchestrator, find the Orchestrator and click its plus icon (+):

  • The Component Map page (Classic Maps > Device Maps > Components) allows you to view devices by root node and view the relationships between root nodes, parent components, and child components in a map. This makes it easy to visualize and manage root nodes and their components. SL1 automatically updates the Component Map as new component devices are discovered. The platform also updates each map with the latest status and event information. To view the map for the Orchestrator, go to the Component Map page and select the map from the list in the left navigation pane. To learn more about the Component Map page, see the section on Views.