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Use the following menu options to navigate the SL1 user interface:
- To view a pop-out list of menu options, click the menu icon ().
- To view a page containing all of the menu options, click the Advanced menu icon ().
The following sections provide an overview of IBM Db2 and the IBM: Db2 PowerPack:
What Does the IBM: Db2 PowerPack Monitor?
To monitor IBM Db2 databases using SL1, you must install the IBM: Db2 PowerPack. This PowerPack enables you to discover, model, and collect data about IBM Db2 databases.
The IBM: Db2 PowerPack includes:
- Example credentials you can use as templates to create credentials to discover and connect to the IBM Db2 databases and instances you want to monitor
- Dynamic Applications to discover, model, and monitor performance metrics and collect configuration data for IBM Db2 databases
- Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when IBM Db2 databases meet certain status criteria
- A Run Book Action and Run Book Automation policy for aligning Dynamic Applications
- A device dashboard to display summary information about Db2 instances
Installing the IBM: Db2 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.
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.