Cisco: UCS PowerPack Release Notes, version 103

Version 103 of the Cisco: UCS PowerPack includes updates to several of the PowerPack's Dynamic Applications.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 7.8.3

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 7.8.3 or later of SL1 before installing "Cisco: UCS" PowerPack version 103.

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

Installation or Upgrade Process

To install version 103 of the Cisco: UCS PowerPack, perform the following steps:

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.

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. 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 7.8.3 or later release.
  3. Download the "Cisco: UCS" version 103PowerPack 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: UCS" version 103.
  5. Click the Install button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.

See the manual Monitoring Cisco UCS Manager for instructions on using the new PowerPack.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that enable the ScienceLogic platform to discover, model, and monitor Cisco UCS Manager devices
  • Event Policies that are triggered when Cisco UCS Manager component devices meet certain status criteria
  • Device Classes for each type of Cisco UCS Manager component device monitored
  • A sample credential for discovering Cisco UCS Manager component devices

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

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

  • The following Dynamic Applications were added to the PowerPack:
  • Cisco: UCS Fabric Port Performance
  • Cisco: UCS LAN Port Channel Performance
  • Cisco: UCS SAN Port Channel Performance
  • New collection objects were added to the following Dynamic Applications:
  • Cisco: UCS Fabric Interfaces Configuration
  • Cisco: UCS Physical Port Performance
  • The following Dynamic Applications were updated to include revised alert formulas:
  • Cisco: UCS Cluster and HA Configuration
  • Cisco: UCS Fan Configuration
  • The "Cisco: UCS Physical Port Performance" Dynamic Application was updated to correct the formulas for calculating Rx and Tx Bandwidth bits per second.

Known Issues

This release has no known issues.