VMware: SL1 Dashboards PowerPack Release Notes, version 103

Version 103 of the VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards PowerPack addresses an issue with context-driving widgets in the "VMware: vCenter Overview" dashboard and an issue with duplicate devices in the Host List widget in the "VMware: Host Performance" and "VMware: vCenter Overview" dashboards.

NOTE: These dashboards are intended for use only in the new SL1 user interface and will not load in the classic ScienceLogic platform user interface.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.12.1
  • Minimum Required AP2 Version: 5.155.0-hotfix.8
  • Minimum Required Widget Components Version: 2.185.0-hotfix.3
  • Minimum Required VMware: vSphere Base Pack PowerPack Version: 214

Before You Install or Upgrade

Before installing VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards PowerPack version 103, you must first ensure that you are running version 8.12.1 or later of SL1.

NOTE: For details on upgrading SL1, see the appropriate Release Notes.

You must also import and install theVMware: vSphere Base PackPowerPack version 214 or later before installing the PowerPack.

Installation or Upgrade Process

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 8.12.1 or later release.
  3. Download the "VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards" version 103PowerPack 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 "VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards" version 103.
  5. Click the Install button. For details on installing PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual.

Features

The following dashboards are included in version 103 of the VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards PowerPack:

  • A "VMware: Host Performance" dashboard, which includes the following widgets that display data about your VMware hosts:
  • Host List
  • Vitals (avg)
  • Datastore Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS) (avg)
  • Disk Read/Write (avg)
  • Events
  • CPU Forecast (avg)
  • Memory Forecast (avg)
  • Top 10 - Network Usage (avg)
  • Selected Network Usage (avg)
  • Selected Network Drops (max)
  • Top 10 - Datastore Latency (avg)
  • Selected Datastore Latency (avg)
  • Selected Datastore Storage I/O Control and Distributed Resource Scheduler (SIOC/DRS) Latency (avg)
  • Top 10 - Disk Latency (avg)
  • Selected Disk Usage Rate (avg)
  • Selected Disk Summation (avg)

  • A "VMware: vCenter Overview" dashboard, which includes the following widgets that display data about vCenter:
  • vCenter List
  • Host List
  • Host Vitals (avg)
  • Hosts Memory Analysis (avg)
  • Events
  • CPU Usage Forecast (avg)
  • Memory Usage Forecast (avg)
  • Top 10 - CPU Utilization (max)
  • Top 10 - Memory Active (max)
  • Top 10 - Network Usage (max)
  • Top 10 - Disk Performance (avg)

  • A "VMware: Virtual Machine Comparison" dashboard, which includes the following widgets that display data about your VMware VMs:
  • Datacenter List
  • Cluster List
  • Resource Pool List
  • Events
  • Top 10 - VM CPU Usage (avg)
  • Selected VM CPU Usage (avg)
  • Selected CPU Usage Forecast (avg)
  • Top 10 - VM Memory Usage (avg)
  • Selected VM Memory Usage (avg)
  • Selected Memory Usage Forecast (avg)
  • Top 10 - VM Datastore & Disk I/O (avg)
  • Selected VM Storage I/O (avg)
  • Top 10 - VM Network Usage (avg)
  • Selected VM Network Usage (avg)

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in version 103 of the VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards PowerPack:

  • An issue was addressed in the "VMware: vCenter Overview" dashboard in which the Host List widget was not being driven from the vCenter List table widget. The context-driven selection was therefore enabled in the Host List widget.
  • An issue was addressed in the "VMware: Host Performance" and "VMware: vCenter Overview" dashboards in which duplicated devices were displayed in the Host List widget.
  • Auto-management of features was disabled in all widgets in all dashboards.

Known Issues

Version 103 of the VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards PowerPack has no known issues.