Introduction

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The following sections provide an overview of Cisco HyperFlex and the Cisco HyperFlex  PowerPack:

NOTE: The Cisco: Hyperflex PowerPack supports only HyperFlex API version 4.5 and later.

What Does the Cisco: HyperFlex PowerPack Monitor?

To monitor HyperFlex data clusters using SL1, you must install the Cisco: Hyperflex PowerPack. This PowerPack enables you to discover, model, and collect data about HyperFlex data clusters.

The Cisco: Hyperflex PowerPack includes:

  • An example credential you can use to create SOAP/XML credentials to connect to HyperFlex data clusters

  • Dynamic Applications to discover and monitor HyperFlex data clusters
  • A Device Class for HyperFlex data clusters
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when HyperFlex data clusters meet certain status criteria
  • A Run Book Action and Policy to ensure that HyperFlex devices are classified to the appropriate Device Class

Installing the Cisco: HyperFlex PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the Cisco: Hyperflex 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:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page (Product Downloads > PowerPacks & SyncPacks) at the ScienceLogic Support Site.
  2. In SL1, go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
  3. Click the Actions button and choose Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack dialog box appears.
  4. Click [Browse] and navigate to the PowerPack file from step 1.
  5. Select the PowerPack file and click Import. The PowerPack Installer modal displays a list of the PowerPack contents.
  6. Click Install. 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 Actions menu and select Install PowerPack.