Pure Storage PowerPack Release Notes version 100

Version 100 of the Pure Storage PowerPack is an upgrade to version 0.5.4. It includes updated Dynamic Applications and Device Classes.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.2.0

  • Versions Supported: Purity Storage REST API 1.4

To discover Pure Storage Purity FlashArrays, you must enable API access and include the API key in the Basic/Snippet credential. You must also set the discovery session's Initial Scanning Level setting to 5. Deep Discovery and the Detection Method & Port setting to TCP 443 - https.

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 8.2.0 or later of SL1 before installing Pure Storage version 100.

For details on upgrading SL1, see the appropriate 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. 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 8.2.0 or later release.
  3. Download the "Pure Storage" 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 "Pure Storage" version 100.
  5. Click the Install button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.

Features

Version 100 of the Pure Storage  PowerPack includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover and collect configuration and performance data for Pure Storage FlashArrays and component devices

  • Device Classes for each of the Pure Storage devices monitored
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when Pure Storage devices meet certain status criteria
  • A sample Credential for discovering Pure Storage devices
  • Dashboards that display information about Pure Storage devices

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in version 100 of the Pure Storage PowerPack:

  • The "Pure Storage: Array Discovery" Dynamic Application was updated to automatically align to the Pure Storage root device during discovery.
  • The PowerPack's Dynamic Applications were updated to ensure that snippet performance Dynamic Applications poll every 5 minutes and snippet configuration Dynamic Applications poll every 15 minutes.
  • The following updates were made to the PowerPack's Device Classes:
  • The "Pure Storage Inc. Flash Storage Array" Device Class was updated to "Pure Storage FlashArray Storage System" and given a Tier value of "6".
  • The "Pure Storage Inc. Storage Volume" Device Class was updated to "Pure Storage FlashArray LUN" and given a Tier value of "2".

Known Issues

Version 100 of the Pure Storage PowerPack has no known issues.