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This PowerPack is intended to be used in conjunction with the "VMware: vSphere Base Pack" PowerPack.
What is the VMware Automation PowerPack?
The "VMware Automation" PowerPack includes the following content:
- Run book automation policies that are triggered when events from the "VMware: vSphere Base Pack" PowerPack occur:
- VMware Automation: Get vCenter Service Logs
- VMware Automation: Get VMKernel Log and Syslog
- VMware Automation: Get VMware hostd and vCenter Agent ESXi Logs
- Run book actions that you can configure to collect additional diagnostic information when events occur:
- Get All Available VMware Diagnostic Logs. This action attempts to retrieve the last 10 lines of data from all available log files on the target device (vCenter root device).
- Get vCenter Service Logs. This action attempts to retrieve the last 50 lines from the vpxd.log file.
- Get VMware hostd and vCenter Agent ESXi Logs. This action attempts to retrieve the last 50 lines from the hostd.log file and vpxa.log file.
- Get VMware VMKernel Log and Syslog. This action attempts to retrieve the last 50 lines of data from the vmkernel.log and syslog.log log files on the target device (vCenter root device).
- A custom action type that you can use to create new run book actions:
- Get VMware Diagnostic Logs
The "VMware Automation" run book actions are executed on the SL1 All-In-One Appliance or Data Collector.
In addition to using the standard content, you can use the content in the "VMware Automation" PowerPack to:
- Create your own automation policies that include the pre-defined action.
- Use the supplied "Get VMware Diagnostic Logs" custom action type to configure your own run book action by supplying a set of parameters for diagnostic log collection.
The automation policies in this PowerPack can also be used as "User-Inititated" automations.
Installing the VMware Automation PowerPack
Before completing the steps in this
You must also install version 201 of the "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack, which provides the output formats for the run book actions included in this PowerPack.
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.
If you have the "VMware: vSphere Base Pack" PowerPack installed and are monitoring your VMware devices, no other configuration is necessary. The automation policies in the "VMware: vSphere Base Pack" PowerPack will run in response to aligned events.