Entity MIB PowerPack Release Notes version 101

Version 101 of the "Entity MIB" PowerPack upgrades the PowerPack to be Python 3-compatible, disables the "Entity Configuration" Dynamic Application by default, and improves indexing behavior for some collections.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 11.3.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 11.3.0 or later of Skylar One before installing the "Entity MIB" PowerPack.

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

Installing Entity MIB PowerPack version 101

By default, installing a new version of a PowerPack overwrites 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.

If you are currently using the Dynamic Applications in this PowerPack to monitor devices, collection errors might occur for one or two polling cycles during the installation of a new version. To prevent these errors, disable collection for the monitored devices before you complete the following steps. You can then re-enable collection after the upgrade completes.

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, go to the PowerPacks 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.

For more information, see the manual Monitoring ScienceLogic: Restorepoint for instructions on using the new PowerPack.

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

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

  • Updated the PowerPack to be Python 3-compatible.
  • Set the Collector Affinity configuration option to Assigned Collector for the "Entity Configuration" Dynamic Application.
  • Updated the "Entity Configuration" Dynamic Application to be disabled by default to improve performance.
  • Improved indexing behavior for some collections.

Known Issues & Workarounds

The following known issues affect version 101 of the "Entity MIB" PowerPack:

  • A "None" type exception error can occur when collections return an unexpected value.

  • Firmware revision may fail to collect properly due to an incorrect Object ID.

  • The "EntPhysicalClass" Class Type displays as an integer value instead of an enumerated value.