Microsoft: Active Directory Server v102 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Microsoft: Active Directory Server v102 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZKJCA4/microsoft-active-directory-server Enhancements and Issues Addressed The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release: Updated the PowerPack to support Microsoft Active Directory 2022. Added the "Microsoft: Active Directory Additional Information" Dynamic Application, which uses PowerShell to collect and report essential Active Directory configuration and health metrics such as replication status and failures, Group Policy error events, domain trust status, time synchronization state, and core domain controller services. Added the "Microsoft: Active Directory Monitoring Enhancement" Dynamic Application, which introduces new collection objects to expand performance visibility for Microsoft Active Directory. This Dynamic Application also adds PowerShell-based monitoring for key Active Directory internals, including network client load, database capacity metrics, and CPU and Handle count performance indicators for Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) and Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). Added the "Microsoft: Active Directory Account Lockout Alert" Dynamic Application, which monitors Active Directory account lockout events (Event ID 4740) on domain controllers. The Dynamic Application collects details such as the locked-out username, lockout time, and event message, and generates an alert whenever a valid lockout event is detected. Please refer to the Microsoft: Active Directory Server v102 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Microsoft: Active Directory Server v102 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Microsoft: Active Directory Server v102 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Microsoft: Active Directory Server v102 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes.Cisco: UCS Manager v106 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Cisco: UCS Manager v106 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZSmCAO/cisco-ucs Enhancements and Issues Addressed The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release: Updated the PowerPack for Python 3.11 compatibility. Improved the security of the PowerPack by implementing secure XML parsing that disables external entity resolutions, thereby preventing XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerabilites. Addressed an issue that occurred when upgrading to version 105 of the "Cisco: UCS Manager" PowerPack which caused collection errors for multiple Dynamic Applications. The issues were resolved by replacing the libsxlt library with a lxml Python library for the "Cisco: UCS Service Profile Discovery" Dynamic Application and by implementing minor updates to syntax strings for the remaining affected Dynamic Applications. (Case: 00523074 Please refer to the Cisco: UCS Manager v106 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Cisco: UCS Manager v106 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Cisco: UCS Manager v106 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Cisco: UCS Manager v106 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes.Net-SNMP Base Pack v104 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Net-SNMP Base Pack v104 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZUYCA4/netsnmp-base-pack Enhancements and Issues Addressed The following changes are included in this release: Resolved an issue where the “Net-SNMP CPU” and “Net-SNMP Physical Memory” Dynamic Applications would return PHP errors in logs by updating both Dynamic Applications to meet PHP 8 compatibility standards. Please refer to the Net-SNMP Base Pack v104 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Net-SNMP Base Pack v104 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Net-SNMP Base Pack v104 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Net-SNMP Base Pack v104 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes.VMWare: vSphere Base Pack v309 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the VMWare: vSphere Base Pack v309 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZeiCAG/vmware-vsphere-base-pack The following enhancements and addressed issues are included this release of the VMWare: vSphere Base Pack v309 PowerPack: As of version 309 of the PowerPack, you can now define whether to require SSL verification. The VMware credential now includes a CURL option called "SSLVERIFYPEER" which allows you to configure whether to skip or require verification. As of version 309, the PowerPack no longer supports VMware versions below 7.0. Added support for discovery of Template and VirtualMachine folders to the PowerPack. Added DCM+R support for Virtual Machine to Windows Server devices. Added Component Availability Identifier to the "Unique Id" collection object in the "VMware: NetworkFolder Network Discovery" Dynamic Application in order to correctly reflect the availability status of the network. When networks are removed, their status will now correctly update to "Unavailable" and they will vanish according to vanishing settings. (Support Case: 00433671) Addressed an issue that caused a "-1" value to be returned for a performance metric. The fix correctly handles "-1" as NO DATA in performance Dynamic Applications. (Support Case: 00434633) Addressed an issue with the "Vmware: Datastore Storage Performance" Dynamic Application that caused "NoneType" errors when processing lists. (Support Case: 00416987) Addressed an issue that prevented device information from updating properly after upgrading to version 308 of the PowerPack. (Support Case: 00402298) VM Snapshots created by third-party tools would sometimes be missing data such as age (creation time) or size. Those configurations are now supported. (Support Case: 00363112) Addressed an issue with the "Vmware: VirtualMachine Configuration" Dynamic Application that prevented VM Snapshots from updating correctly. (Support Case: 00397489) The collector affinity of "VMware: HostSystem Memory Performance" Dynamic Application has been changed to root affinity, as it requires cache data only available on the root collector. (Support Case: 00431040) Removed the "other" option from the "Vmware: Events" snippet. (Support Case: 00370913) Addressed an issue that caused the VMware credential tester to fail when it should not. Note: This issue is addressed for version 12.2.0+ of SL1. VMware PowerPacks running on version 11.3-12.1.x will still be unable to run the credential test. Addressed an issue that prevented the "Virtual Disk Average Read Latency" and "Virtual Disk Average Write Latency" metrics in the "VMware: Datastore Cluster Storage Performance" Dynamic Application from collecting data. Addressed an issue that caused the "VMware: Component Count Config" Dynamic Application to fail. Addressed an issue that caused the "Vmware: VirtualMachine IC UpTime" Dynamic Application to trigger notice events in the system logs. Addressed an issue that caused the "Vmware: VirtualMachine Configuration" Dynamic Application to discover a false snapshot that shared a name with the virtual machine and contained no other information. Addressed an issue that prevented a Virtual Machine configuration from updating to reflect the additional available data if VMware Tools is activated or deactivated on a Virtual Machine. Please refer to the VMWare: vSphere Base Pack v309 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the VMWare: vSphere Base Pack v309 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The VMWare: vSphere Base Pack v309 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the VMWare: vSphere Base Pack v309 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes.Cisco: Base Pack v218 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Cisco: Base Pack v218 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZKTCA4/cisco-base-pack Enhancements and Issues Addressed The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release: Resolved an issue in which the "Cisco: Physical Memory" Dynamic Application data collection occurred for only a single process on the Cisco 9300. The "Cisco: Physical Memory" Dynamic Application now collects data for multiple processors on the Cisco 9300 device. (Case: 00549821) Addressed an issue where the "Cisco: FRU Control Configuration" Dynamic Application was using the chassis ID as the model number, which caused incorrect asset information to display. (Case: 00529478) The "Cisco: VRF BGP Peers" Dynamic Application now collects both default and non-default VRF information. (Case: 00519522) All Dynamic Applications now run in Python 3 execution environments. (Case: 00465804) 4 Resolved an issue where the "Device Software Version" Dynamic Application did not collect operating system information when manually aligned to network devices. (Case: 00460333) Added a new snmpEngineTime (1.3.6.1.6.3.10.2.1.3) OID to monitor system uptime in the System Uptime OID field on the Device Class Editor page (System > Customize > Device Classes) for all SNMP Enabled device classes. Added a new "Local AS" collection object to the "BGP Peers" Dynamic Application. Updated all policy descriptions in this PowerPack to include dedicated Description, Probable Cause, and Resolution sections when viewing an event policy from the Event Policy page (Events > Event Policies). NOTE: When upgrading to version 218 of this PowerPack, any custom content in the policy description might be overwritten. Existing functionality remains unchanged. Please refer to the Cisco: Base Pack v218 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Cisco: Base Pack v218 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Cisco: Base Pack v218 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Cisco: Base Pack v218 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes.F5: BIG-IP v106 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the F5: BIG-IP v106 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZC0CAO/f5-bigip Enhancements and Issues Addressed The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release: Updated the PowerPack from Python version 3.6 to version 3.11. Updated the event policy descriptions in the PowerPack so they are more easily consumed by Skylar One. CAUTION: If you upgrade the PowerPack, any content you customized in your event policy descriptions might be overwritten. Please refer to the F5: BIG-IP v106 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the F5: BIG-IP v106 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The F5: BIG-IP v106 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the F5: BIG-IP v106 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes.Google Cloud Platform v108 Py3 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Google Cloud Platform v108 Py3 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZdVCAW/google-cloud-platform Enhancements and Issues Addressed The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release: This PowerPack now supports the "Low-code tools: rest v104" credential using OAuth2 as the authentication type from the "Low-code Tools" PowerPack. You can still use existing SOAP/XML credentials with necessary adjustments. NOTE: For more information see the topic on "Creating a SOAP/XML Credential for Google Cloud Platform" in the Monitoring Google Cloud Platform manual. All Dynamic Applications have been migrated to the Snippet Framework, providing a more consistent and maintainable structure for managing reusable content in Dynamic Applications. Replaced the example credential included in this PowerPack with two new examples: "GCP: OAuth2 Credential Example" and "GCP: v108 SOAP Credential Example". Resolved an issue that prevented metrics from populating for "Google Cloud Platform" PowerPack components, including SQL instances, during data collection. SQL instances now correctly report metrics such as CPU utilization. (Case: 00525880) This Powerpack v108 was upgraded to support Python 3 . Please refer to the Google Cloud Platform v108 Py3 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Google Cloud Platform v108 Py3 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Google Cloud Platform v108 Py3 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Google Cloud Platform v108 Py3 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes.Dell EMC Unity Automation v101 Py3 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Dell EMC Unity Automation v101 Py3 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZiGCAW/dell-emc-unity-automation Features This release includes the following features: Updated the PowerPack to the latest libraries. As a result, this version of the PowerPack runs only in a Python 3 execution environment. Updated the run book actions in the PowerPack to Python 3.6. The run book automation policies were updated to the "Active Events/User Initiated" types. The "Datacenter Automation Utilities" PowerPack version 202 is now a prerequisite for this PowerPack, as the action types for the six run book actions come from that version. Please refer to the Dell EMC Unity Automation v101 Py3 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Dell EMC Unity Automation v101 Py3 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Dell EMC Unity Automation v101 Py3 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Dell EMC Unity Automation v101 Py3 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release NotesMicrosoft Hyper-V Automation v102 Py3 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Microsoft Hyper-V Automation v102 Py3 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBu0z000000XZjsCAG/microsoft-hyperv-automation Features This release includes the following features: Updated the PowerPack to the latest libraries. As a result, this version of the PowerPack runs only in a Python 3 execution environment. Updates include: Created a new Python 3 execution environment Microsoft Hyper-V Automation v2.0. Updated the run book actions to point to the new Python 3 execution environment. Upgrading from a Previous Version of This PowerPack Updated the cmdlets in the run book actions. The Diag-V functions are no longer available in PowerShell Gallery, and they were replaced with native PowerShell commands. The Diag-V plugin is no longer required for this PowerPack. Please refer to the Microsoft Hyper-V Automation v102 Py3 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Microsoft Hyper-V Automation v102 Py3 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Microsoft Hyper-V Automation v102 Py3 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Microsoft Hyper-V Automation v102 Py3 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release NotesCitrix: Netscaler ADC Base Pack v100 PowerPack Release Notification
We are pleased to announce that the Citrix: Netscaler ADC Base Pack v100 PowerPack has been released. The download for this release can be found on the Support Portal under the PowerPack filename: https://support.sciencelogic.com/s/release-version/aBuVL0000001Bfl0AE/citrix-netscaler-adc-base-pack Features The following features are included in version 100 of the "Citrix: NetScaler ADC Base Pack" PowerPack: Dynamic Applications that discover and collect data from Citrix: Netscaler devices Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when Citrix: NetScaler component devices meet certain status criteria Device Classes for each of the Citrix: NetScaler component devices monitored A Run book action to enable Citrix: NetScaler virtual devices An example SNMP credential for users to edit Enhancements The following enhancements and addressed issues are included in this release: This initial version of the "Citrix: NetScaler ADC Base Pack" PowerPack is Python 3.11 compatible. Please refer to the Citrix: Netscaler ADC Base Pack v100 PowerPack File Details in the PowerPacks section of the Support Portal for all information pertaining to the Citrix: Netscaler ADC Base Pack v100 PowerPack Support Status, Minimum SL1 Version, Solution Information, and Pricing Information. The Citrix: Netscaler ADC Base Pack v100 PowerPack Release File Details also contains links to the Release Notes, Manual, and PowerPack Info Report. Issues Addressed in the Citrix: Netscaler ADC Base Pack v100 PowerPack Release can be found in the Release Notes
