Release history for the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS¶
Latest release¶
The latest release of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is version 4.3.0. See Release notes for the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS for the release notes of this latest version.
Version 4.2.0¶
Version 4.2.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS was released on July 22, 2024.
Compatibility¶
Version 4.2.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 9.0, 9.1.x, 9.2x |
| CIM | 4.18.1 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.
For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.
New features¶
Version 4.2.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Improved memory and CPU usage by migrating inputs from single to multi-instance mode for data collection.
- IPv6 support and the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is now compatible with Splunk running on the IPv6 environment.
Fixed issues¶
Version 4.2.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 4.2.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.
A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a PDF file for download: Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS third-party software credits.
Version 4.1.0¶
Version 4.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Ciscos UCS was released on April 29, 2024.
Compatibility¶
Version 4.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 9.0, 9.1.x, 9.2x |
| CIM | 4.18.1 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.
For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.
New features¶
Version 4.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Migrated from httplib2 to requests library
Fixed issues¶
Version 4.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 4.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.
A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a PDF file for download: Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS third-party software credits.
Version 4.0.2¶
Version 4.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS was released on December 21, 2023.
Compatibility¶
Version 4.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 9.0, 9.1.x |
| CIM | 4.18.1 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.
For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.
New features¶
Version 4.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features: Fixed the security vulnerabilities found in the certifi and urllib3 libraries by upgrading their version from 2022.12.7 to 2023.11.17, 1.26.6 to 1.26.18 respectively.
Fixed issues¶
Version 4.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 4.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.
A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a PDF file for download: Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS third-party software credits.
Version 4.0.1¶
Version 4.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Ciscos UCS was released on February 22, 2023.
Compatibility¶
Version 4.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 8.0.0, 8.1.x, 8.2.x |
| CIM | 4.18.1 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.
For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.
New features¶
Version 4.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Upgraded the certifi library to version 2022.12.7
- Fixed a security vulnerability found in the certifi library
Fixed issues¶
Version 4.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 4.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.
A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a PDF file for download: Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS third-party software credits.
Version 4.0.0¶
Version 4.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Ciscos UCS was released on July 20, 2021.
Compatibility¶
Version 4.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 8.0.0, 8.1.x, 8.2.x |
| CIM | 4.18.1 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.
For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.
Upgrade¶
- After upgrading the add-on, you must restart Splunk on Heavy Forwarders and indexers (if the add-on is configured on the indexer) in order to migrate the information from the old configuration files to the newer ones.
- If you added Cisco UCS Managers in previous versions of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS, confirm the type of connection protocol used for each Manager. For SSL protocol, follow the below steps:
- Download the ssl certificate of the Cisco UCS server in PEM format.
- Copy the content of your ssl certificate in
$Splunk_Home/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_cisco_ucs/lib/certifi/cacerts.pem - Save your changes.
New features¶
Version 4.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Fast and intuitive UI with an improved look and feel.
- Fixed critical security issue by removing jquery2.
- Removed python2 support. Splunk only supports python3 for future releases.
- The Tasks are now called Inputs and have a separate page in the UI.
- The Managers, Templates, and Logging are now tabs under the configuration page.
- Removed support for the Destination App for managers, templates, and inputs in the latest version of this add-on.
- The data from old .conf files will be migrated to these new .conf files:
| From | To |
| cisco_ucs_tasks.conf | inputs.conf |
| cisco_ucs_templates.conf | splunk_ta_cisco_ucs_templates.conf |
| cisco_ucs_servers.conf | splunk_ta_cisco_ucs_servers.conf |
| cisco_ucs.conf | splunk_ta_cisco_ucs_settings.conf |
Fixed issues¶
Version 4.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 4.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Some of the components included in this add-on are licensed under free or open source licenses. We wish to thank the contributors to those projects.
A complete listing of third-party software information for this add-on is available as a PDF file for download: Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS third-party software credits.
Version 3.1.0¶
Version 3.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Ciscos UCS was released on May 8, 2021.
Compatibility¶
Version 3.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 8.0.0, 8.1.x |
| CIM | 4.19 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.
For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.
Upgrade¶
If you added Cisco UCS Managers in previous versions of the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, confirm the type of connection protocol each Manager uses. For protocols other than SSL with a Trusted Certificate, take one of the following two actions:
| HTTP | Set disable_ssl_verification to true in your cisco_ucs_servers.conf file. |
| SSL | 1.Find your cacerts.txt file at $Splunk_Home/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_Cisco_ucs/bin/ta_util2/httplib2/. 2.Add your certificate details in base-64 encoded format to the cacerts.txt file. |
New features¶
Version 3.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Support for Cisco UCS Manager 4.1.
- Support for CIM 4.19.
- CIM data model and extraction changes.
- Server validation feature while configuring a UCS manager on the configuration page.
- Removed CIM tags for
cisco:ucs:faultInstsource and extracted ITSI Fields in support of the Universal Alerting ITSI Content Pack for Monitoring and Alerting in ITSI. - Removed CIM tags from these sources:
cisco:ucs:etherTxStatscisco:ucs:etherPauseStatscisco:ucs:etherRxStatscisco:ucs:etherErrStats- Added a csv lookup
ucs_fault_highestSeverityto map fault severity level to the severity id. - Updated dest field mapping in majority of the sources.
- Enhanced CIM mappings and extractions for these eventtypes:
cisco_ucs_computeRackUnitcisco_ucs_computeBladecisco_ucs_storageLocalDiskcisco_ucs_etherPIo- Resolved an issue where data collection was not working correctly with a self-signed SSL certificate.
- Error traceback now prints only after the retry for a failed API call, as opposed to printing error traceback on every failed API call in the data collection.
Fixed issues¶
Version 3.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 3.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 3.1.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS incorporates the following third-party software or libraries:
Version 3.0.1¶
Version 3.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Ciscos UCS was released on March 10, 2020.
Compatibility¶
Version 3.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 8.0.0 |
| CIM | 4.14 and later |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
The field alias functionality is compatible with the current version of this add-on. The current version of this add-on does not support older field alias configurations.
For more information about the field alias configuration change, refer to the Splunk Enterprise Release Notes.
Upgrade¶
If you added Cisco UCS Managers in previous versions of the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, confirm the type of connection protocol each Manager uses. For protocols other than SSL with a Trusted Certificate, take one of the following two actions:
| HTTP | Set disable_ssl_verification to true in your cisco_ucs_servers.conf file. |
| SSL | 1.Find your cacerts.txt file at $Splunk_Home/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_Cisco_ucs/bin/ta_util2/httplib2/. 2.Add your certificate details in base-64 encoded format to the cacerts.txt file. |
New features¶
Version 3.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Default Python 3 support
Fixed issues¶
Version 3.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 3.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 3.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS incorporates the following third-party software or libraries:
Version 3.0.0¶
Version 3.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Ciscos UCS was released on January 22, 2020.
Compatibility¶
Version 3.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 8.0.0 |
| CIM | 4.14 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
Upgrade¶
If you added Cisco UCS Managers in previous versions of the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, confirm the type of connection protocol each Manager uses. For protocols other than SSL with a Trusted Certificate, take one of the following two actions:
| HTTP | Set disable_ssl_verification to true in your cisco_ucs_servers.conf file. |
| SSL | 1.Find your cacerts.txt file at $Splunk_Home/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_Cisco_ucs/bin/ta_util2/httplib2/. 2.Add your certificate details in base-64 encoded format to the cacerts.txt file. |
New features¶
Version 3.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Restricts a user’s ability to delete configuration or template that has an associated task.
- Python 3 support
Fixed issues¶
Version 3.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 3.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 3.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS incorporates the following third-party software or libraries:
Version 2.0.3¶
Version 2.0.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Ciscos UCS was released on July 9, 2018.
Compatibility¶
Version 2.0.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 6.6.x, 7.0.x, 7.1.x, 7.2.x |
| CIM | 4.10 |
| Supported OS for data collection | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor products | Cisco UCS Manager |
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the Splunk App for Cisco UCS so that the input from the add-on does not conflict with the input from the app.
Upgrade¶
If you added Cisco UCS Managers in previous versions of the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, confirm the type of connection protocol each Manager uses. For protocols other than SSL with a Trusted Certificate, take one of the following two actions:
| HTTP | Set disable_ssl_verification to true in your cisco_ucs_servers.conf file. |
| SSL | 1.Find your cacerts.txt file at $Splunk_Home/etc/apps/Splunk_TA_Cisco_ucs/bin/ta_util2/httplib2/. 2.Add your certificate details in base-64 encoded format to the cacerts.txt file. |
New features¶
Version 2.0.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following new features:
- Support for eventgen version 6
- Compatibility with Splunk Cloud
Fixed issues¶
Version 2.0.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS fixes the following issues:
Known issues¶
Version 2.0.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS contains the following known issues.
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 2.0.3 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS incorporates the following third-party software or libraries:
Version 2.0.2¶
Version 2.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 |
| CIM | 4.2 and above |
| Platforms | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor Products | Cisco UCS Manager |
Upgrade requirements¶
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the app so that the add-on’s input does not conflict with it.
Fixed issues¶
Version 2.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following fixed issues:
Known issues¶
Version 2.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following known issues:
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 2.0.2 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS incorporates the following third-party software or libraries:
Version 2.0.1¶
Version 2.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 6.2 and above |
| CIM | 4.2 and above |
| Platforms | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor Products | Cisco UCS Manager |
Upgrade requirements¶
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the app so that the add-on’s input does not conflict with it.
Fixed issues¶
Version 2.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following fixed issues:
Known issues¶
Version 2.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following known issues:
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 2.0.1 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS incorporates the following third-party software or libraries:
Version 2.0.0¶
Version 2.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS is compatible with the following software, CIM versions, and platforms:
| Splunk platform versions | 6.2 and above |
| CIM | 4.2 and above |
| Platforms | Linux and Windows |
| Vendor Products | Cisco UCS Manager |
Upgrade requirements¶
This add-on is unrelated to and is not intended to be compatible with the Splunk App for Cisco UCS. If you are currently using the Splunk App for Cisco UCS, disable the data gathering in the app so that the add-on’s input does not conflict with it.
New features¶
Version 2.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS had the following new features:
| Date | Issue number | Description |
| 04/30/15 | ADDON-1137 | New Splunk-supported add-on for Cisco UCS data collection and CIM mapping. |
Fixed issues¶
Version 2.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS has the following fixed issues:
Known issues¶
Version 2.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS had the following known issues:
Third-party software attributions¶
Version 2.0.0 of the Splunk Add-on for Cisco UCS incorporates the following third-party software or libraries: