Introduction

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The following sections provide an overview of Pure Storage FlashArrays and the Pure Storage PowerPack:

What is Pure Storage?

Pure Storage is a Flash-based storage solution provider. Its FlashArray solution provides multi-level cell, high-performance Flash memory for applications such as server virtualization, desktop virtualization, database systems, and cloud computing.

What Does the Pure Storage PowerPack Monitor?

The Pure Storage PowerPack includes:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover and collect configuration and performance data for Pure Storage FlashArrays and component devices

  • Device Classes for each of the Pure Storage devices monitored
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when Pure Storage devices meet certain status criteria
  • A sample Credential for discovering Pure Storage devices
  • Dashboards that display information about Pure Storage devices

Installing the Pure Storage PowerPack

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