Entity MIB PowerPack Release Notes version 101

Version 101 of the Entity MIB PowerPack upgrades the PowerPack to be Python 3-compatible, disables the "Entity Configuration" Dynamic Application by default, and improves indexing behavior for some collections.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 11.3.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 11.3.0 or later of SL1 before installing "Entity MIB" PowerPack version 101.

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

Installing Entity MIB PowerPack version 101

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. 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.

For more information, see the manual Monitoring ScienceLogic: Restorepoint for instructions on using the new PowerPack.

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included this release of the "Entity MIB":

  • Updated the PowerPack to be Python 3-compatible.
  • Set the Collector Affinity configuration option to Assigned Collector for the "Entity Configuration" Dynamic Application.
  • Updated the "Entity Configuration" Dynamic Application to be disabled by default to improve performance.
  • Improved indexing behavior for some collections.

Known Issues & Workarounds

The following known issues affect version 101 of the Entity MIB PowerPack:

  • A "None" type exception error can occur when collections return an unexpected value.

  • Firmware revision may fail to collect properly due to an incorrect Object ID.

  • The "EntPhysicalClass" Class Type displays as an integer value instead of an enumerated value.