HTTP Action Automation PowerPack Release Notes, version 100

Version 100 of the HTTP Action Type PowerPack is the initial version of the PowerPack. This PowerPack introduces a new Action Type for Run Book automation that you can use to create automation actions that perform HTTP requests.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.10.0

Before You Install

Ensure that you are running version 8.10.0 or later of SL1 before installing "HTTP Action Type" PowerPack version 100.

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

Installation Process

To install version 100 of the HTTP Action Type PowerPack, perform the following steps:

  1. See the Before You Install section. If you have not done so already, upgrade your system to the 8.10.0 or later release.
  2. Familiarize yourself with the Known Issues for this release.
  3. Download the HTTP Action Type version 100 PowerPack to a local computer.
  1. Go to the PowerPack Manager page (System > Manage > PowerPacks). Click the Actions menu and choose Import PowerPack. Import the HTTP Action Typeversion 100 PowerPack. For details on importing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.
  2. Click the Install button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.
  3. See the Run Book Automation manual for instructions on using Action Type contained in the new PowerPack.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Includes a new action type, "Make an HTTP Request". This action type can be used to build an automation action that performs an HTTP request. When you create an automation action using this new action type, you specify the SOAP/XML credential to use, the relative URL for the request, and the payload to be sent with the request.

This PowerPack does not include automation actions or policies.

Automation Actions that use the "Make an HTTP Request" action type will output the same dictionary structure as the other action types supplied in the Datacenter Automation PackPowerPacks (e.g. "Execute Commands via SSH"). However, the formatting actions in the Datacenter Automation UtilitiesPowerPack are not designed to format typical HTTP responses, such as JSON or XML.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.