Cisco: ACI Multi-Site ManagerPowerPack Release Notes, version 102

Version 102 of the Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager PowerPack includes a new execution environment and updates to the credential and Dynamic Applications.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 11.2.0

Before You Install

Ensure that you are running version 11.2.0 or later of SL1 before installing "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager" PowerPack version 102.

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

Installing the PowerPack

By default, installing a new version of a PowerPack will overwrite all content in that PowerPack that has already been installed on the target system. You can use the Enable Selective PowerPack Field Protection setting in the Behavior Settings page (System > Settings > Behavior) to prevent the new version of the PowerPack from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields.

To install version 102 of the Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager PowerPack, perform the following steps:

To install this PowerPack:

  1. Familiarize yourself with the Known Issues for this release.
  2. See the Before You Install or Upgrade section. If you have not done so already, upgrade your system to the 11.2.0 or later release.
  3. Download the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager" version 102PowerPack from the Support Site to a local computer.
  4. Go to the PowerPack Manager page (System > Manage > PowerPacks). Click the Actions menu and choose Import PowerPack. When prompted, import "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager" version 102.
  5. Click the Install button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that discover and collect data from ACI Multi-Site Manager devices
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when ACI Multi-Site Manager devices meet certain status criteria
  • Device Classes for each type of ACI Multi-Site Manager device monitored
  • A sample credential for discovering ACI Multi-Site Manager devices

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included this release of the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager":

  • The "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager 2.0" execution environment was added to the PowerPack.
  • The "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager Component Counts" Dynamic Application was updated to use the same API call used by the "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager Node Discovery" and "Cisco: ACI Multi-Site Manager Node Configuration" Dynamic Applications.
  • An issue was addressed in which Dynamic Applications were not collecting any data due to a space in the "Content-type" credential header of the "Cisco: ACI MM Sample Credential".

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.