F5 BIG-IP PowerPack Release Notes, version 103

Version 103 of the F5 BIG-IP PowerPack adds new device dashboards, additional event policies, and icons.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.10.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 8.10.0 or later of SL1 before installing "F5 BIG-IP" 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 F5 BIG-IP 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 8.10.0 or later release.
  3. Download the "F5 BIG-IP" 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 "F5 BIG-IP" version 103.
  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:

  1. Dynamic Applications that collect configuration and performance data about F5 BIG-IP devices
  • An SNMP credential template
  • Device classes for all F5 BIG-IP devices
  • Event policies that are triggered when F5 BIG-IP devices meet certain status criteria

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included this release of the "F5 BIG-IP" PowerPack:

  • The following device dashboards were added for LTM devices:
  • F5: BIG-IP LTM Node
  • F5: BIG-IP LTM Pool
  • F5: BIG-IP LTM Pool Member
  • F5: BIG-IP LTM Virtual Server
  • F5: BIG-IP Root Device
  • The following event policies were added to the PowerPack:
  • BIG-IP: Certificate Expired
  • BIG-IP: Certificate Warning
  • BIG-IP: Chassis Power Supply turned off
  • BIG-IP: Chassis Power Supply turned on
  • BIG-IP: GTM Server is unavailable No IP
  • BIG-IP: LTM VS is available
  • BIG-IP: LTM VS is unavailable
  • BIG-IP: Traffic Group Activate
  • BIG-IP: Traffic Group Active
  • BIG-IP: Traffic Group Failover
  • BIG-IP: Traffic Group Failover Clear
  • BIG-IP: Traffic Group Offline
  • BIG-IP: Traffic Group Standby
  • New AP2 device icons were added to the PowerPack.
  • The "F5 BIG-IP: Temperature" Dynamic Application now has the Summarization State field enabled by default for each collection object.
  • Content issues, such as missing descriptions, incorrect copyright dates, and spelling and grammar errors, have been fixed in the PowerPack.

Known Issues

The following known issues affect version 103 of the F5 BIG-IP PowerPack:

  • MUD Systems are not currently supported for this PowerPack.
  • The PowerPack is not backwards compatible for deprecated OIDs. If you are using an SL1 system that is outdated, it may fail to collect some data.
  • There is no maximum threshold for number of F5 components. Collectors should be able to handle up to 3500 components, but discovering more than 3500 components would slow the SL1 system significantly.