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Prerequisites for this SyncPack
This SyncPack requires the following:
- The latest "ELK Stack Automation" PowerPack
- An Elastic Cloud account
- Administrator access to both SL1 and ELK:
- ELK administrator access to the Administration Portal
- ELK administrator access to the GUI Portal
For the latest System Requirements, see the SL1 PowerFlow SyncPack Release Notes.
The following table lists the port access required by PowerFlow and this SyncPack:
| Source IP | PowerFlow Destination | PowerFlow Source Port | Destination Port | Requirement |
| PowerFlow | SL1 API | Any | TCP 443 | SL1 API Access |
| PowerFlow | ELK REST API | Any | TCP 443 | ELK REST API Access |
ScienceLogic highly recommends that you disable all firewall session-limiting policies as the firewalls will drop HTTPS requests resulting in data loss.
Installing the ELK Stack SyncPack
A SyncPack file has the .whl file extension type. You can download the SyncPack file from the ScienceLogic Support site.
Downloading the SyncPack
A SyncPack file has the .whl file extension type. You can download the SyncPack file from the ScienceLogic Support site.
If you are installing or upgrading to the latest version of this SyncPack in an offline deployment, see Installing or Upgrading in an Offline Environment to ensure you install any external dependencies.
To locate and download the SyncPack:
- Go to the ScienceLogic Support Site at https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/.
- Click the tab and select PowerPacks & SyncPacks.
- In the Search field, search for the SyncPack and select it from the search results. The Release Version page appears.
- On the tab, click the down arrow next to the SyncPack version that you want to install, and select Show File Details. The Release File Details page appears.
- Click the button to download the SyncPack.
After you download the SyncPack, you can import it to your PowerFlow system using the PowerFlow user interface.
Importing the SyncPack
To import a SyncPack in the PowerFlow user interface:
- On the SyncPacks page (
) of the PowerFlow user interface, click . The Import SyncPack page appears. - Click and select the .whl file for the SyncPack you want to install. You can also drag and drop a .whl file to the Import SyncPack page.
- Click . PowerFlow registers and uploads the SyncPack. The SyncPack is added to the SyncPacks page.
- You will need to activate and install the SyncPack in PowerFlow. For more information, see the following topic.
You cannot edit the content package in a SyncPack published by ScienceLogic. You must make a copy of a ScienceLogic SyncPack and save your changes to the new SyncPack to prevent overwriting any information in the original SyncPack when upgrading.
Installing the SyncPack
To activate and install a SyncPack in the PowerFlow user interface:
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On the SyncPacks page of the PowerFlow user interface, click the button (
) for the SyncPack you want to install and select Activate & Install. The Activate & Install SyncPack modal appears.If you try to activate and install a SyncPack that is already activated and installed, you can choose to "force" installation across all the nodes in the PowerFlow system.
If you do not see the SyncPack that you want to install, click the Filter icon (
) on the SyncPacks page and select Toggle Inactive SyncPacks to see a list of the imported PowerPacks.
- Click to confirm the activation and installation. When the SyncPack is activated, the SyncPacks page displays a green check mark icon (
) for that SyncPack. If the activation or installation failed, then a red exclamation mark icon (
) appears. - For more information about the activation and installation process, click the check mark icon () or the exclamation mark icon () in the Activated column for that SyncPack. For a successful installation, the "Activate & Install SyncPack" application appears, and you can view the Step Log for the steps. For a failed installation, the Error Logs window appears.
- If you have other versions of the same SyncPack on your PowerFlow system, you can click the button () for that SyncPack and select Change active version to activate a different version other than the version that is currently running.
Installing the ELK Stack Automation PowerPack
The "ELK Stack Automation" PowerPack includes automation policies and event policies that bidirectionally sync jobs, pipeline jobs, and node status between ELK and SL1. This PowerPack also comes with one example credential.
The "ELK Stack Automation" PowerPack requires SL1 version 11.1.0 or later. For details on upgrading SL1, see the SL1 Platform Release Notes.
By default, installing a new version of a PowerPack overwrites all content from a previous version of that PowerPack that has already been installed on the target system. You can use the Enable Selective PowerPack Field Protection setting in the Behavior Settings page (System > Settings > Behavior) to prevent new PowerPacks from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields. For more information, see the section on Global Settings.
Ensure that you are running version 12.1.2 or later of SL1 before installing this PowerPack. For details on upgrading SL1, see the relevant SL1 Platform Release Notes.
To download and install the PowerPack:
- Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page (Product Downloads > PowerPacks & SyncPacks) at the ScienceLogic Support Site.
- In SL1, go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
- Click the button and choose Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack dialog box appears.
- Click [Browse] and navigate to the PowerPack file from step 1.
- Select the PowerPack file and click . The PowerPack Installer modal displays a list of the PowerPack contents.
- Click . The PowerPack is added to the PowerPacks page.
If you exit the PowerPack Installer modal without installing the imported PowerPack, the imported PowerPack will not appear in the PowerPacks page. However, the imported PowerPack will appear in the Imported PowerPacks modal. This page appears when you click the menu and select Install PowerPack.