JMX: Base Pack Release Notes, version 101

Version 101 of the JMX: Base Pack PowerPack addresses an issue with the "JMX: Inventory" Dynamic Application.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.10.0
  • Models Supported: HotSpot, IBM J9 (JVM), OpenJDK

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 8.10.0 or later of SL1 before installing "JMX: Base Pack " PowerPack version 101.

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

Installation and Upgrade Process

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.

Features

This release includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications to monitor JMX resources
  • Two sample Credentials that you can use to create your own JMX Credentials

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in version 101 of the "JMX: Base Pack " PowerPack:

  • The "JMX: Inventory" Dynamic Application was updated to address an issue that was preventing it from collecting data.

Known Issues

This version of the PowerPack does not have any known issues.