Version 101 of the " Microsoft Hyper-V Automation" PowerPack includes new automation policies, an updated automation action, and a new device group. This is the first GA version of this PowerPack.
- Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.10.0
Before You Install
Ensure that you are running version 8.10.0 or later of Skylar One before installing the " Microsoft Hyper-V Automation" PowerPack.
For details on upgrading Skylar One, see the relevant Skylar One Platform Release Notes.
The following PowerPacks are prerequisites:
- Datacenter Automation Utilitiesv102 or later
- Microsoft: Hyper-V Serverv100 or later
- Windows PowerShell Automations v103 or later
To use this PowerPack, you must install the Diag-V module on your Hyper-V server(s). Refer to the user manual for instructions on how to install Diag-V.
Installation or Upgrade Process
To install version 101 of the " Microsoft Hyper-V Automation" PowerPack, perform the following steps:
- Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page (Skylar One > PowerPacks ) at the ScienceLogic Support Site (login required).
- In SL1, go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
- Click the Actions menu and choose Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack modal appears.
- Click and navigate to the PowerPack file from step 1.
- Select the PowerPack file and click . The PowerPack Installer modal displays a list of the PowerPack contents.
- Click . The PowerPack is added to the PowerPack Manager page.
See the Microsoft Automation PowerPacks manual for instructions on using the new PowerPack.
Features
This release includes the following features:
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Enriches SL1 events for Hyper-V by automatically running diagnostic commands via remote PowerShell and adding the output to the SL1 event log or an associated incident.
- Four Automation Policies that connect events from the Microsoft: Hyper-V Server PowerPack with the included automation actions.
- Five automation actions that use the “Execute Remote PowerShell Request” action type to collect diagnostic data from Microsoft Hyper-V systems.
- A device group for Hyper-V devices that is used to scope the automation policies.
Enhancements and Issue Addressed
The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release:
- A new device group, "Microsoft Hyper-V Automation", has been added to the PowerPack.
- Two new automation policies have been added that connect events from the Microsoft: Windows Server PowerPack to Hyper-V automation actions:
- Hyper-V: CPU & Memory Diagnostic Commands
- Hyper-V: Disk & Storage Diagnostic Commands
- The "Get-VMReplicationStatus" cmdlet is not supported on all Hyper-V systems. The following changes have been made to separate this cmdlet into a separate automation action:
- A new automation action, “Hyper-V Guest Replication Diagnostic Command”, has been added, which runs the “Get-VMReplicationStatus” cmdlet.
- This cmdlet has been removed from the "Hyper-V Guest Storage and Replication Diagnostic Commands" automation action.
- The “Hyper-V Guest Storage and Replication Diagnostic Commands” automation action has been renamed “Hyper-V Guest Storage Diagnostic Commands”
- The "Hyper-V: Guests Below Threshold Diagnostic Commands" automation policy has been updated to include the new "Hyper-V Guest Replication Diagnostic Command" automation action.
- The "Hyper-V Log Collection" automation action has been updated to be compatible with the latest version of Diag-V.
- The "Format Table" cmdlet has been added to most automation actions to improve output formatting.
- The "Automation Utilities: Calculate Memory Size for Each Action" automation action has been added to all automation policies.
Known Issues
This release has no known issues.