Introduction

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This section describes how to monitor Couchbase servers and component devices in SL1 using the CouchBase PowerPack.

The following sections provide an overview of Couchbase and the CouchBase PowerPack:

What is Couchbase?

Couchbase Server is an open-source database software that can be used for building scalable, interactive, high-performance applications. Built using NoSQL technology, Couchbase Server can be used in either a standalone or cluster configuration. It includes some of the following components:

  • Nodes
  • Pools
  • Buckets
  • Services

For definitions of these terms, see the Couchbase Glossary.

What Does the Couchbase PowerPack Monitor?

The CouchBase PowerPack includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover and monitor Couchbase devices
  • Device Classes for each of the Couchbase devices monitored
  • Event policies that are triggered when Couchbase devices meet certain status criteria
  • An example SOAP/XML credential for discovering Couchbase devices

Installing the Couchbase PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the CouchBase 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.

Once you have completed the installation of version 101 of this PowerPack, it's essential to update the credential associated with all Couchbase instances.

To update the credential associated with all Couchbase instances:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).
  2. Click the wrench icon () for the credential you want to modify. The Credential Editor modal will appear.
  3. Make the following changes in the Credential Editor modal:
     
    • In the Embed Value [%1] field, enter "AuthBasic".
    • Remove any existing headers.

      • In the URL field, the %D variable is not supported, and the IP address or hostname of the server must be in this field.

  4. Click Save.