Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server PowerPack Release Notes, version 104

Version 104 of the "Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server" PowerPack includes a security update.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 10.1.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 10.1.0 or later of Skylar One before installing the "Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server" PowerPack.

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

Installation or Upgrade Process

To install version 104 of the "Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server" 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.

See the manual Monitoring Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Standalone Rack Servers for instructions on using the PowerPack.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that discover and collect data from Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) rack servers
  • Event Policies that are triggered when Cisco UCS rack servers meet certain status criteria
  • Device Classes for each type of Cisco UCS rack server monitored
  • A sample Credential for discovering Cisco UCS rack servers
  • A Device Dashboard that displays information about Cisco UCS rack servers
  • A Device Template that you can apply during discovery
  • A Run Book Action/Policy that assigns Cisco UCS rack servers to the correct Device Classes when they are discovered with SNMP disabled

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

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

  • Snippet logging was updated in the "Cisco: UCS SA Reclassification" Dynamic Application to ensure that usernames, passwords, API keys, or authorization tokens are hidden.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.