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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
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.
For details on upgrading SL1, see the relevant SL1 Platform Release Notes.
Ensure that you are running version 12.1.2 or later of SL1 before installing the "CouchBase" 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 Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack dialog box appears. button and choose
- 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 PowerPack is added to the PowerPacks page. . The
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.
Updating Credentials for All Couchbase Instances
If you are upgrading from a previous version of the "CouchBase" PowerPack, then you must update the credential associated with all of your Couchbase instances after you have installed version 101 of the PowerPack.
To update the credential associated with all Couchbase instances:
- Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).
- Click the wrench icon (
) for the credential you want to modify. The Credential Editor modal will appear.
- 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.
- Click .