Dell EMC: Isilon PowerPack Release Notes, version 105

Version 105 of the "Dell EMC: Isilon" PowerPack adds two new alerts and corresponding alert policies, addresses an issue with the "Dell EMC: Isilon Node Hardware Config" Dynamic Application, and updates the minimum privileges required to monitor the Dell EMC: Isilon array.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 12.3.1

Before You Install or Upgrade

Before you install the "Dell EMC: Isilon" 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

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.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover, model, and monitor performance metrics and collect configuration data for Dell EMC Isilon devices
  • Device classes for each type of Isilon device monitored
  • Example credentials that you can use as templates to create a SOAP/XML credential for connecting to Isilon devices and an SNMP credential for device class alignment

NOTE: For discovery, you must create an SNMP credential and a SOAP/XML credential and then select both for the discovery session.

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

This release includes the following enhancements and addressed issues:

  • Updated the "Dell EMC: Isilon Node Hardware Config" Dynamic Application to address an issue that prevented NVRAM battery status from updating correctly on Dell EMC Isilon devices.

  • Added two new alerts and corresponding alert policies:

    • NVRAM Battery Status Healthy. This alert triggers when the battery charge status returns to GREEN from any other status.

    • NVRAM Battery Status Unhealthy. This alert triggers when the battery charge status is anything other than GREEN.

  • Identified the minimum privileges required to monitor the Dell EMC: Isilon array. The "Dell EMC: Isilon" PowerPack communicates with the Isilon array using GET requests only. You can now create a custom read-only role on OneFS that has the following minimum privileges:

    • ISI_PRIV_LOGIN_PAPI

    • ISI_PRIV_STATISTICS

    • ISI_PRIV_CLUSTER

    • ISI_PRIV_QUOTA

    • ISI_PRIV_DEVICES

    For more information about the minimum privileges required, see Configuring Dell EMC Isilon for Monitoring.

Known Issues

There are no known issues associated with this PowerPack.