Restorepoint Automation PowerPack, version 101

Version 101 of the "Restorepoint Automation" PowerPack updates the three automation actions that are included in this PowerPack that use the "Restorepoint: Generic Action type" action type.

This PowerPack works in conjunction with the "Datacenter Advanced Enrichment Actions" PowerPack.

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 11.2.0 or later of Skylar One before installing the "Restorepoint Automation" PowerPack.

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

You must install version 103 of the "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack before proceeding. You can access this PowerPack from the PowerPacks page on the ScienceLogic Support Site.

Installation and Upgrade 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 at the ScienceLogic Support Center (Skylar One > PowerPacks).
  2. In Skylar One (formerly 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.

Features Included in This Release

The following features were included in "Restorepoint Automation" PowerPack version 101:

  • Three Run Book Action policies:
    • Restorepoint: Difference between Last Two Backups
    • Restorepoint: Link to Last Configuration Backup
    • Restorepoint: Recent Logs
  • The "Restorepoint Event Enrichment" Run Book Automation policy
  • The "Restorepoint: Generic Action type" Run Book Action
  • The "Restorepoint Connectivity" Dynamic Application, which validates the type of credentials used by Restorepoint
  • The "Restorepoint Automation" Credential

Issues Addressed

The following issues were addressed in this release:

  • The output format of Restorepoint custom action types when the "last_backup_link" option is used was updated to a hyperlink.  
  • The output format of Restorepoint custom action types when the "get_logs" option is used was updated to be displayed in a single line.
  • The output format of Restorepoint custom action types when the "recent_backups_diff" option is used was updated to replace strings in the device log with strings that are easily consumed by the user.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.