Cisco: ACI Multi-Site ManagerPowerPack Release Notes, version 101

Version 101 of the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager" PowerPack includes security updates and updates to Dynamic Applications and content libraries.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 10.1.0

Before You Install

Ensure that you are running version 10.1.0 or later of Skylar One before installing the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager" PowerPack.

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

Installing the PowerPack

By default, installing a new version of a PowerPack will overwrite all content in 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 the new version of the PowerPack from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields.

To install version 101 of the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager" PowerPack, perform the following steps:

To install this PowerPack:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page at the ScienceLogic Support Center (Skylar One > PowerPacks).

  2. In Skylar One (formerly SL1), go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).

  3. Click the Actions menu and choose Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack modal 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 PowerPack Manager page.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that discover and collect data from ACI Multi-Site Manager devices
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when ACI Multi-Site Manager devices meet certain status criteria
  • Device Classes for each type of ACI Multi-Site Manager device monitored
  • A sample credential for discovering ACI Multi-Site Manager devices

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release:

  • All Dynamic Applications in the PowerPack were updated to have the Collector Affinity field set to Root device collector by default.
  • Snippet logging in the PowerPack's Dynamic Applications was updated to ensure that usernames, passwords, API keys, or authorization tokens are hidden.
  • An issue was addressed in the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager Site Performance" and the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager Site Configuration" Dynamic Applications in which snippets were not collecting values properly.
  • The "silo_apps" content library was added to the PowerPack, and the "silo_core_Rest" and "silo_core" content libraries were updated.

Known Issues

The following known issues affect version 101 of the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager" PowerPack:

  • After upgrading the PowerPack, the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager Token" Dynamic Application will need to be manually aligned to the virtual device.