Datacenter Automation Utilities PowerPack Release Notes, version 201

The "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack includes run book automation and action policies that assist with general-purpose activities for other installed Automation PowerPacks. This PowerPack also provides various enrichment utilities that validate network connectivity from SL1 to a target device, and a run book action template that you can use to make network requests (GET/POST) from SL1.

Version 201 of the "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack addresses an issue that was preventing the PowerPack from working properly with the SL1 agent.

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 12.1.2 or later of SL1 before installing "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack version 201.

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

Upgrading from a Previous Version of the PowerPack

If you are using a version of the "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack before version 200, you will need to execute the following SQL on your SL1 system to ensure a seamless transition to version 201. These queries ensure that any applicable run book actions, automation policies, and other content on the SL1 system from the previous versions of the "Network Connectivity" and "HTTP Action Type" PowerPacks can receive updates from the upgrade to version 201 of this PowerPack.

If you are upgrading from version 200 of this PowerPack, you can skip this step.

To upgrade from a previous release:

  1. In SL1, got to the Database Tool page (System > Tools > DB Tool).

  2. Execute the following queries, one at a time:

    UPDATE 'master'.'automation_action_types' SET 'ppguid' = 'B93FB6E9C2E5C7BC8C99A55E4DDD673F' WHERE 'ppguid' IN ('2BF43CA3E82A767F2B14756B64D6E2AE', '1034B560B0D0DFDE390C248396F2A301');

    UPDATE 'master'.'automation_action_types' SET 'ppguid' = 'B93FB6E9C2E5C7BC8C99A55E4DDD673F' WHERE 'guid' IN ('EFE2255897C1700DE6601F6CB7892C9D');

    UPDATE 'master'.'policies_actions' SET 'ppguid' = 'B93FB6E9C2E5C7BC8C99A55E4DDD673F' WHERE 'ppguid' IN ('2BF43CA3E82A767F2B14756B64D6E2AE', '1034B560B0D0DFDE390C248396F2A301');

    UPDATE 'master'.'policies_automation' SET 'ppguid' = 'B93FB6E9C2E5C7BC8C99A55E4DDD673F' WHERE 'ppguid' IN ('2BF43CA3E82A767F2B14756B64D6E2AE', '1034B560B0D0DFDE390C248396F2A301');

    UPDATE 'master_dev'.'device_groups' SET 'ppguid' = 'B93FB6E9C2E5C7BC8C99A55E4DDD673F' WHERE 'ppguid' IN ('2BF43CA3E82A767F2B14756B64D6E2AE', '1034B560B0D0DFDE390C248396F2A301');

Installation Process

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 this PowerPack:

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

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in version 201 of the "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack:

  • Addressed an issue that was preventing the run book actions in this PowerPack from working properly with the SL1 agent. The updates for this issue are supported on SL1 12.3.1 or later.

If this is a new installation of this PowerPack, you will need to enable all automation policies in the PowerPack before you can use them.

Known Issues

This release has the following known issue:

  • For SL1 12.1.x, a maximum of ten automation policies can be displayed in the Tools modal for the Event tab of the Device Investigator. This issue is fixed as of AP2 Biscotti in SL1 version 12.2.0, which allows a maximum of 1000 policies to be displayed.