Cisco: UCS PowerPack Release Notes, version 105

Version 105 of the "Cisco: UCS" PowerPack was updated for Python 3.6 compatibility.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 12.3.1

Before You Install or Upgrade

Before you install the "Cisco: UCS" PowerPack, ensure that you are running version 12.3.1 or later of Skylar One.

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

Installation or Upgrade Process

To install version 105 of the "Cisco: UCS" PowerPack, perform the following steps:

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

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 PowerPacksPowerPack Manager 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 PowerPack Manager page.

See the manual Monitoring Cisco UCS Manager for instructions on using the new PowerPack.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that enable Skylar One to discover, model, and monitor Cisco UCS Manager devices
  • Event Policies that are triggered when Cisco UCS Manager component devices meet certain status criteria
  • Device Classes for each type of Cisco UCS Manager component device monitored
  • A sample Credential for discovering Cisco UCS Manager component devices

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

This release includes the following enhancements and addressed issues:

  • Updated the PowerPack for Python 3.6 compatibility.
  • Addressed an issue that caused collections to generate events for XML/XSLT exception None Type.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.