Dell EMC: XtremIO PowerPack Release Notes, version 105

Version 105 of the "Dell EMC: XtremIO" PowerPack includes improvements to various Dell EMC XtremIODynamic Applications.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 8.2.0
  • Other Key Information: When configuring a discovery session for an XtremIO system:
    • The Initial Scan Level setting must be set to 5. Deep Discovery
    • The Detection Method & Port field must include TCP: 443 - https

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 8.2.0 or later of Skylar One before installing the "Dell EMC: XtremIO" 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 "Dell EMC: XtremIO" PowerPack, perform the following steps:

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

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.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that discover and collect data from Dell EMC XtremIO storage devices
  • Event Policies that are triggered when XtremIO storage devices meet certain status criteria
  • Device Classes for each type of XtremIO storage device monitored
  • A sample credential for discovering XtremIO storage devices

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

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

  • The "Dell EMC: XtremIO Initiator and Initiator Group" Dynamic Application was renamed "Dell EMC: XtremIO Initiator and Initiator Group Config".
  • The "Dell EMC: XtremIO X-Brick Discovery", "Dell EMC: XtremIO LUN Discovery", and "Dell EMC: XtremIO LUN Performance and Capacity Stats" Dynamic Applications were updated to add support for multiple clusters per XMS.
  • The "Dell EMC: XtremIO LUN Performance and Capacity Stats" Dynamic Application was updated to handle bulk performance data.
  • The PowerPack's Dynamic Applications were updated to improve the handling of performance data.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.