VMware NSX PowerPack Release Notes version 100

Version 100 of the VMware: NSX PowerPack is the initial version of the VMware: NSX PowerPack. Version 100 includes Dynamic Applications to discover and monitor VMware NSX clusters, controllers, distributed logical routers (DLRs), Edge services gateways (ESGs), Edge load balancers (ELBs), and tenants. It also includes a sample Basic/Snippet credential, event policies, and a Run Book Action and Run Book Policy to auto-align the appropriate device classes to NSX component devices.

  • Minimum Required SL1 Version: 8.1.0

Before You Install or Upgrade

Ensure that you are running version 8.1.0 or later of SL1 before installing "VMware: NSX" PowerPack version 100.

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

Installation and Upgrade Process

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 (20) that discover, model, and monitor performance metrics and/or collect configuration data for NSX devices
  • Event Policies (19) that are triggered when NSX devices meet certain status criteria
  • Device Classes (8) for each of the NSX devices SL1 monitors
  • A Run Book Action (1) that automatically classifies the Device Classes for NSX devices
  • A sample credential (1) you can use as a template to create Basic/Snippet credentials to connect to the NSX devices you want to monitor

Enhancements and Issues Addressed

The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this PowerPack:

  • The PowerPack includes the following Dynamic Applications to discover and monitor VMware NSX component devices:
  • VMware: NSX Component Counts
  • VMware: NSX Controller Cluster Discovery
  • VMware: NSX Controller Configuration
  • VMware: NSX Controller Discovery
  • VMware: NSX Distributed Logical Router Discovery
  • VMware: NSX Edge Configuration
  • VMware: NSX Edge Counts
  • VMware: NSX Edge Firewall Configuration
  • VMware: NSX Edge Firewall Rule Stats
  • VMware: NSX Edge Load Balancer Config
  • VMware: NSX Edge Load Balancer Discovery
  • VMware: NSX Edge Service Gateway Discovery
  • VMware: NSX Edge Service Gateway Service Discovery
  • VMware: NSX Edge VNIC Configuration
  • VMware: NSX Manager Configuration
  • VMware: NSX Manager Performance
  • VMware: NSX Manager Services
  • VMware: NSX Tenant Discovery
  • The "VMware: NSX Device Class Realignment" Run Book Action and Run Book Policy and the "VMware: NSX Reclassification" Dynamic Application are included in the PowerPack to automatically align the NSX Manager device class to the NSX root device.
  • The "VMware: NSX Events" Dynamic Application was included to collect and align event information from the NSX Manager.

Known Issues

The following known issues affect version 100 of the VMware: NSX PowerPack:

  • High-availability configuration is not currently supported on Edge Service Gateways or Distributed Logical Routers.
  • Events from NSX devices are cleared only after the amount of time specified in the event policy's Expiry Delay setting.