Generic Switch/Router MIB Support PowerPack Release Notes, version 106

Version 106 of the "Generic Switch/Router MIB Support" PowerPack updates the PowerPack for Python 3.11 compatibility.

  • Minimum Required Skylar One (SL1) Version: 12.5.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 12.5.0 of Skylar One before installing the "Generic Switch/Router MIB Support" PowerPack.

For details on upgrading Skylar One, see the relevant SL1 Platform Release Notes.

Installing or Upgrading the PowerPack

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.

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 collection errors during an upgrade, you can optionally disable collection for monitored devices before performing the following steps and re-enable collection after the upgrade.

To install the "Generic Switch/Router MIB Support" PowerPack for the first time or to upgrade from a previous version:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page (Product Downloads > PowerPacks & SyncPacks) at the ScienceLogic Support Site.
  2. In Skylar One, 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

Version 106 of the "Generic Switch/Router MIB Support" PowerPack includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that collect information about switches and routers
  • Event Policies that are triggered when monitored switches and routers meet certain status criteria

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in version 106 of the "Generic Switch/Router MIB SupportPowerPack:

  • Updated the PowerPack for Python 3.11 compatibility.

Known Issues

The following known issues and limitations apply to version 106 of the "Generic Switch/Router MIB SupportPowerPack:

  • New Device element indexes (Series IDs) are created when the Dynamic Applications are updated to version 103 or later. This issue causes the collection and reporting data to be handled in the new index, resulting in duplicate labels appearing in the performance report.
  • If Cisco devices are being monitored and the Cisco BGP-4 MIB responds, the "Cisco: BGP Peer Stats" and "Cisco: BGP Peers" Dynamic Applications from the Cisco Base Pack will be aligned.