F5 BIG-IP DNS PowerPack Release Notes, version 100

Version 100 of the F5: BIG-IP DNS PowerPack is the initial version of the PowerPack. The PowerPack includes Dynamic Applications, Event Policies, and Device Classes that enable you to monitor F5 BIG-IP DNS resources.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.1.0

Before You Install

Ensure that you are running version 8.1.0 or later of SL1 before installing "F5: BIG-IP DNS" PowerPack version 100.

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

Installation Process

To install version 100 of the F5: BIG-IP DNS 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 8.1.0 or later release.
  3. Download the "F5: BIG-IP DNS" version 100PowerPack 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 DNS" version 100.
  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 F5 BIG-IP DNS for instructions on using the new PowerPack.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover and monitor F5 BIG-IP DNS devices:
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Component Counts
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Data Center Configuration
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Data Center Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Data Center Performance
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: DC Container Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Performance
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Pool Configuration
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Pool Member Availability
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Pool Member Availability Config
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Pool Member Configuration
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Pool Member Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Pool Member Performance
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Pool Performance
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Server Availability
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Server Availability Config
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Server Configuration
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Server Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Server Performance
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Service Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Virtual Server Availability
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Virtual Server Availability Config
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Virtual Server Configuration
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Virtual Server Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Virtual Server Performance
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Wide IP Configuration
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Wide IP Container Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Wide IP Discovery
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS: Wide IP Pool Discovery
  • Device Classes for each of the F5 BIG-IP DNS devices the PowerPack can monitor:
  • BIG-IP Data Center Containers
  • BIG-IP Wide IP Containers
  • BIG-IP DNS Data Centers
  • BIG-IP DNS Servers
  • BIG-IP DNS Virtual Servers
  • BIG-IP DNS Wide IP
  • BIG-IP DNS Pools
  • BIG-IP DNS Pool Members
  • F5 BIG-IP DNS
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when F5 BIG-IP DNS devices meet certain status criteria.

Known Issues

The following known issues affect version 100 of the F5: BIG-IP DNS PowerPack:

  • If the Virtual Server and Pool name of a pool member exceeds 88 characters and it has a sibling pool member that is part of the same pool, the following message might appear in the system log: "8:StorageProc2: Multiple Unique IDs found in DB matching matching id_list". This issue is caused by the character limit for component device unique_ids and should not affect data collection.