F5 BIG-IP PowerPack Release Notes, version 105

Version 105 of the F5 BIG-IP PowerPack updates the PowerPack to Python 3.

  • 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 "F5 BIG-IP" PowerPack version 105.

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

Installation or Upgrade Process

To install version 105 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 11.3.0 or later release.
  3. Download the "F5 BIG-IP" version 105PowerPack 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 105.
  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
  • 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":

  • Updated the PowerPack to Python 3.

Known Issues & Workarounds

The following known issues affect version 105 of the F5 BIG-IP PowerPack:

  • The PowerPack contains a collection object called 'ASN.1 Encoded Name" that was added on previous versions. This collection object is present in the "F5 BIG-IP LTM: Pool Configuration", "F5 BIG-IP LTM: Pool Member Configuration" and "F5 BIG-IP LTM: Node Configuration" Dynamic Applications. This collection object isn't collecting data and will be disabled after 48 hours of alignment of the Dynamic Applications to a device.

  • All snippets display a "RequestsDependency" warning. This is caused by importing requests in python3.6 or python3.9, but does not affect collection.

  • Virtual Servers with the same name may only have one discovered instance of duplicate named servers discovered, modeled, and present in the configuration table in the "F5 Big-IP LTM: Virtual Server Discovery" Dynamic Application. Additionally, due to a change in how Python 2 and Python 3 handle dictionaries, when upgrading from version 103 to version 104, the duplicated device that is discovered, modeled, and listed in the configuration table may change.

F5 and ScienceLogic both recommend that virtual servers have unique names.