Introduction

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The following sections provide an overview of NetApp and the NetApp Base Pack PowerPack:

What is NetApp Data ONTAP?

Data ONTAP is the operating system used in NetApp storage disk arrays. It includes two operating modes:

  • C-Mode, for clustered environments. C-Mode enables users to bundle multiple, heterogeneous systems into a single cluster and migrate data across the entire cluster.
  • 7-Mode, for environments with only a single storage controller or two controllers clustered together for high availability.

NetApp discontinued support for 7-Mode as of Data ONTAP version 8.3. That version and all subsequent versions support C-Mode only.

What Does the NetApp Base Pack PowerPack Monitor?

The NetApp Base Pack PowerPack includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that discover, model, and collect data from NetApp storage devices
  • Device Classes for each of the NetApp component devices monitored
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when NetApp component devices meet certain status criteria
  • Sample Credentials for discovering NetApp component devices
  • A device Dashboard that displays information about NetApp clusters

Installing the NetApp Base Pack PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the NetApp Base Pack 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.)

The minimum required MySQL version is 5.6.0.

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.