Version 105 of the Network Connectivity PowerPack PowerPack includes updates to address an issue with the "Run SNMP Walk" run book action type.
- Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.10.0
Before You Install or Upgrade
Ensure that you are running version 8.10.0 or later of SL1 before installing "Network Connectivity" PowerPack version 105.
For details on upgrading SL1, see the relevant SL1 Platform Release Notes.
You must install version 101 of the Datacenter Automation Utilities PowerPack before proceeding.
Installation or Upgrade Process
To install version 105 of the Network Connectivity PowerPack, perform the following steps:
- See the Before You Install or Upgrade section. If you have not done so already, upgrade your system to the 8.10.0 or later release.
- Familiarize yourself with the Known Issues for this release.
- Download the Network Connectivity version 105 PowerPack to a local computer.
- Go to the PowerPack Manager page (System > Manage > PowerPacks). Click the menu and choose Import PowerPack. Import the Network Connectivity version 105 PowerPack. For details on importing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.
- Click the Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual. button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on
- See the Run Book Automation manual for instructions on using Action Type contained in the new PowerPack.
See the Network Connectivity PowerPack manual for instructions on using the new PowerPack.
Features
This release includes the following features:
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Enriches SL1 network connectivity events, such as availability and latency issues, by automatically running common network diagnostic commands and adding the output to the SL1 event log or an associated incident.
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The diagnostic commands include IPv4 or IPv6 versions of ping, traceroute, nmap, and nslookup.
Enhancements and Issues Addressed
The following enhancements and addressed issues are included this release of the "Network Connectivity":
- The "silo_network_tools" and "silo_apps" content libraries were updated to address an issue in which the "Run SNMP Walk" run book action type would not work if a credential ID was not specified. (Support Cases: 00253208 and 00255007; Jira ID: EM-51105)
Known Issues
This release has no known issues.