Introduction

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This section describes how to monitor Cisco Email Security Appliances (ESA) in Skylar One using the "Cisco: ESA" PowerPack.

What is Cisco ESA?

Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) is a virtual, all-in-one appliance that provides protection against spam, malware, viruses, and other inbound and outbound email threats and annoyances.

What Does the Cisco: ESA PowerPack Monitor?

To monitor Cisco Email Security Appliances devices using Skylar One, you must install the "Cisco: ESA" PowerPack. This PowerPack enables you to discover and collect data about Cisco Email Security Appliances.

The "Cisco: ESA" PowerPack includes:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover and monitor performance and configuration data for Cisco ESA devices

  • Device classes for each of the Cisco ESA devices that Skylar One monitors
  • Event policies that are triggered when Cisco ESA devices meet certain status criteria
  • A device dashboard that displays performance data about Cisco ESA devices

Installing the Cisco: ESA PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the "Cisco: ESA" PowerPack.

By default, when you install a new version of a PowerPack, it overwrites all content from that PowerPack that is already installed on the target system. You can use the Enable Selective PowerPack Field Protection setting on the Behavior Settings page (System > Settings > Behavior) to prevent the new version of the PowerPack from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields.

For details on upgrading Skylar One, see the relevant Skylar One Platform Release Notes.

To download and install the PowerPack:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page at the ScienceLogic Support Center (Skylar One > PowerPacks, login required).
  2. In Skylar One, go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
  3. Click the Actions menu and select Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack modal appears.
  4. Click Browse and go 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 appears on the PowerPacks page.

If you exit the PowerPack Installer modal without installing the imported PowerPack, the imported PowerPack does not appear on the PowerPacks page. However, the imported PowerPack appears in the Imported PowerPacks modal. This modal appears when you click the Actions menu and select Install PowerPack.