Cisco UCS: SL1 Dashboards PowerPack Release Notes, version 102

Version 102 of the Cisco: UCS SL1 Dashboards PowerPack includes autoselect for context-driving widgets and the addition of forecast widgets to some dashboards.

NOTE: These dashboards are intended for use only in the new SL1 user interface and will not load in the classic ScienceLogic platform user interface.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.12.1
  • Minimum Required AP2 Version: 5.125.44
  • Minimum Required Widget Components Version: 2.175.0
  • Minimum Required Cisco: UCS PowerPack Version: 104

Before You Install or Upgrade

Before installing Cisco: UCS SL1 Dashboards PowerPack version 102, you must first ensure that you are running version 8.12.1 or later of SL1.

NOTE: For details on upgrading SL1, see the appropriate Release Notes.

You must also import and install the Cisco: UCS PowerPack version 104 or later before installing the PowerPack.

Installation or Upgrade Process

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 8.12.1 or later release.
  3. Download the "Cisco: UCS SL1 Dashboards" 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: UCS SL1 Dashboards" version 102.
  5. Click the Install button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.

Features

The following dashboards are included in version 102 of the Cisco: UCS SL1 Dashboards PowerPack:

  • A "Cisco: UCS Chassis" dashboard, which includes the following widgets that display data about your UCS chassis:
  • UCS Manager List
  • UCS Chassis
  • Availability (avg)
  • Chassis Power Input/Output (avg)
  • PSU Output Current (avg)
  • Events
  • PSU Fan Speed (avg)
  • PSU Ambient Temperature (avg)
  • PSU Output Power (avg)
  • AMPs (avg)
  • AMPs Forecast (avg)

  • A "Cisco: UCS Fabric Interconnect" dashboard, which includes the following widgets that display data about your UCS Fabric Interconnect devices:
  • Fabric Interconnect List
  • Load (avg)
  • Memory Usage (avg)
  • Temperature (avg)
  • PSU Amps (avg)
  • Events
  • Load Forecast (avg)
  • MemAvailable Forecast (avg)
  • PSU Amp Forecast (avg)
  • Fiber Channel Bandwidth Usage (avg)
  • Physical Port Bandwidth Usage (avg)
  • Fiber Channel Total Errors (avg)
  • Fiber Channel Errors (avg)
  • SAN Port Channel Bandwidth Usage (avg)
  • SAN Port Channel Total Errors (max)
  • SAN Port Channel Total Errors (avg)
  • LAN Port Channel Bandwidth Usage (avg)
  • LAN Port Channel Total Errors (max)
  • LAN Port Channel Errors (avg)

  • A "Cisco: UCS Manager" dashboard, which includes the following widgets that display data about your UCS Manager devices:
  • UCS Manager List
  • Availability (avg)
  • Latency (avg)
  • Events

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in version 102 of the Cisco: UCS SL1 Dashboards PowerPack:

  • Autoselect for context-driving widgets has been enabled in all dashboards in the PowerPack.
  • The Events and AMPs Forecast widgets were added to the "UCS: Chassis" dashboard.
  • The AMPs widget was added to the "UCS: Chassis" dashboard.
  • In the "UCS: Chassis" dashboard, the Device Component Table and Watts widgets were renamed to UCS Chassis"and Chassis Power Input/Output respectively.
  • The Events, Load Forecast, MemAvailable Forecast, and PSU AMP Forecast widgets were added to the "Cisco: UCS Fabric Interconnect" dashboard.
  • The Vitals widget was replaced with an Availability widget in the "Cisco: UCS Manager" dashboard.

Known Issues

Version 102 of the Cisco: UCS SL1 Dashboards PowerPack has no known issues.