How do I selectively install Core ZenPacks? The new wiki gives me a page for Core ZenPacks - http://wiki.zenoss.org/Core_ZenPacks but if you follow a link to a specific ZenPack then there is no download link - just a pointer to get the whole zenpacks rpm.
If I simply install that, I get them all.
The forum website here does offer links to specific ZenPacks but it does not offer latest versions.
To demystify the process somewhat.....
Core ZenPacks are actually part of the base code bundle as well as being available separately from SourceForge as something like zenoss-core-zenpacks-4.2.0.el6.x86_64.rpm.
The default Zenoss base script install will copy all the ZenPacks to $ZENHOME/packs AND then install them. Part of that scripted process allows you to modify $ZENHOME/var/zenpack_actions.txt - by default it has all the Core ZenPacks in it but if you modify that script then only the ZenPacks you leave in actually get installed. At the end of the install process, you are left with an empty $ZENHOME/var/zenpack_actions.txt. You will still have the source code for ALL the Core ZenPacks under $ZENHOME/packs.
So, if you have managed to install Zenoss base without the ZenPacks, check whether you have a $ZENHOME/packs directory with the source codes there.
If not, you can install the Core ZenPacks RPM bundle - get it from sourceforge. By default it will copy the source files to $ZENHOME/packs AND install them all. To prevent the installation, I used:
rpm -ihv --noscripts --force zenoss-core-zenpacks-4.2.0.el6.x86_64.rpm
The --noscripts prevents the installation taking place. I used --force as rpm was complaining that this zenpacks rpm conflicted with file from package zenoss-4.2.3-1695.el6.x86_64 (Zenoss Core base rpm).
Personally, I hate all Core ZenPacks being installed by default as I get loads of performance templates cluttering up the Monitoring Templates dialog, that I never use. I have requested that the default in future be that the Core ZenPacks are NOT installed by default but SHOULD be documented as to where the source code is.
Cheers,
Jane
Cheers,
Jane
