EMC: VNX PowerPack Release Notes, version 102

Version 102 of the "EMC: VNX" PowerPack includes updates for compatibility with Python 3.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 12.1.2

Before You Install

Before you install the "EMC: VNX" PowerPack, ensure that you are running version 12.1.2 or later of Skylar One.

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

Installation Process

To install version 102 of the "EMC: VNX" 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.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover, model, and monitor performance metrics and collect configuration data for Dell EMC VNX devices
  • Device Classes for each type of VNX device monitored
  • Event Policies that are triggered when VNX devices meet certain status criteria
  • An example credential that you can use as a template to create a Basic/Snippet credential for connecting to VNX devices
  • Device Dashboards that display information about VNX component devices

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

This release includes the following enhancements and addressed issues:

  • Updated the "EMC: VNX" PowerPack for Python 3 compatibility.
  • All snippets are now compatible with Python 3 and leverage a python 3.6 content library.
  • Updated all Dynamic Applications to utilize the Python 3.6 execution environment, "EMC: VNX 1.02".
  • The credential timeout is now properly applied to all connections made with the SMIS protocol.
  • Resolved an issue that caused file system discovery issues.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.