Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server PowerPack Release Notes, version 105

Version 105 of the "Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server" PowerPack  converts the "Cisco UCS SA Reclassification" Dynamic Application to Python 3, adds a new execution environment, and makes multiple updates to run book action policies.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 12.3.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 12.3.0 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 105 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:

  • Converted the "Cisco UCS SA Reclassification" Dynamic Application to Python 3.
  • Created the new "Cisco: UCS SA Environment v105" execution environment to support the change to Python 3.
  • Updated the "Cisco: UCS Device Class Realignment" run book action policy to run with the new "Cisco: UCS SA Environment v105" execution environment.
  • Updated the "Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server Reclassification" run book action policy to remove hyphens from device model names so that devices can be discovered. (Cases: 00360803, 00400242)
  • Updated the run book action log location and name to "/var/log/sl1/cisco_ucs_sa_rba.log"
  • Updated the "Cisco UCS SA Reclassification" Dynamic Application to support sslverifypeer, certpath, and proxy information provided in a credential.

Known Issues

The following known issues affect version 105 of the "Cisco: UCS Standalone Rack Server" PowerPack:

  • When discovering Cisco UCS Secure Network Server (SNS) devices, they may report a model name that prevents Skylar One from correctly aligning Dynamic Applications to it. If Skylar One fails to align any Dynamic Applications to the SNS device, you can manually align the following Dynamic Applications:

    • Cisco: UCS SA Cache
    • Cisco: UCS SA Domain Power Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Fan Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Firmware Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Management Interface Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Memory Temp Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Motherboard Power Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Processor Temp Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA PSU Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Rack Configuration
    • Cisco: UCS SA Rack Unit MB Temp Stats
    • Cisco: UCS SA Server Utilization
    • Cisco: UCS SA Storage Config