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:
- Familiarize yourself with the Known Issues for this release.
- 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.
- Download the "VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards" version 103PowerPack from the Support Site to a local computer.
- Go to the PowerPack Manager page (System > Manage > PowerPacks). Click the menu and choose Import PowerPack. When prompted, import "VMware: vSphere SL1 Dashboards" version 103.
- Click the PowerPacks, see the chapter on Installing a PowerPack in the PowerPacks manual. button. For details on installing
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.