NGINX: Open Source and Plus PowerPack Release Notes version 100

Version 100 of the NGINX: Open Source and Plus PowerPack is the initial version of the NGINX: Open Source and Plus PowerPack.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.7.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 8.7.0 or later of SL1 before installing "NGINX: Open Source and Plus" PowerPack version 100.

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

Installation and Upgrade Process

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:

  • The followingDynamic Applications that discover and collect data from NGINX web servers and component devices:
    • Nginx: Open Source Status Stats
    • Nginx: Plus Caches Config
    • Nginx: Plus Caches Discovery
    • Nginx: Plus Caches Stats
    • Nginx: Plus Connection Stats
    • Nginx: Plus Peer Config
    • Nginx: Plus Peer Discovery
    • Nginx: Plus Peer Stats )
    • Nginx: Plus Server Zones Discovery
    • Nginx: Plus Server Zones Responses Stats
    • Nginx: Plus Server Zones Stats
    • Nginx: Plus SSL Stats
    • Nginx: Plus Upstream Server Group Config
    • Nginx: Plus Upstream Server Group Discovery
  • Device Classes for each type of NGINX device monitored:
    • Nginx Cache
    • Nginx Peer
    • Nginx Server Zone
    • Nginx Upstream Server Group
    • Nginx Webserver
  • A sample SOAP/XML Credential for discovering NGINX devices
  • Device Dashboards for viewing the status of your NGINX services
  • The ScienceLogic Libraries that are utilized by this PowerPack:
    • content
    • content_cache
    • silo_apps
    • silo_core
    • silo_core_rest
    • silo_credentials
    • silo_credential_tests
    • silo_logs
    • silo_rba_discovery