Cisco: Intersight PowerPack Release Notes Version 101

Version 101 of the Cisco: Intersight PowerPack now supports proxy settings and includes updates to the "silo_apps" library. This PowerPack supports Python 3 (PY3).

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 11.3.0 or later of SL1 before installing "Cisco: Intersight" PowerPack version 101.

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

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 (Product Downloads > PowerPacks & SyncPacks) at the ScienceLogic Support Site.
  2. In 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

This release includes the following features:

  • The following Dynamic Applications that discover and collect data from Cisco: Intersight:
    • Cisco: Intersight Alarms Configuration
    • Cisco: Intersight Blade Server Configuration
    • Cisco: Intersight Blade Server Discovery
    • Cisco: Intersight Chassis Configuration
    • Cisco: Intersight Chassis Discovery
    • Cisco: Intersight Fabric Interconnect Configuration
    • Cisco: Intersight Fabric Interconnect Discovery
    • Cisco: Intersight Organization Discovery
    • Cisco: Intersight Rack Unit Configuration
    • Cisco: Intersight Rack Unit Discovery

  • Device Classes for each type of monitored Cisco: Intersight device:

    • Account

    • Blade Servers

    • Chassis

    • Fabric Interconnect

    • Organization

    • RackUnit

  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when Cisco: Intersight devices meet certain status criteria

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included this release of the "Cisco: Intersight":

  • Updated the "silo_apps" library to version 5.1.5.
  • The "Cisco: Intersight" PowerPack version 101 now supports proxy settings on existing login credentials.

    • If you are upgrading this PowerPack from a previous version, it is necessary to create a new Universal Credential with proxy settings.

Known Issues

The following known issues affect version 101 of the Cisco: Intersight PowerPack:

  • An error message similar to the one below displays when executing any Cisco: Intersight " Dynamic Application in debug mode.

WARNING:snippet_framework.internal.silo.low_code_steps.rest.authenticators:Error parsing time to next request from Credential. Setting to 5.

2023-10-30 18:32:43,752 - [a:896,d:27,c:9500,s:low_code] Successfully parsed the Snippet Argument

INFO:snippet_framework.step.generic_step_area:[a:896,d:27,c:9500,s:low_code] Successfully parsed the Snippet Argument

2023-10-30 18:32:43,752 - Error parsing time to next request from Credential. Setting to 5.