NiCE Linux Power Management Pack 1.60

Extended Monitoring for Linux on IBM Power

We’re thrilled to introduce NiCE Linux Power Management Pack version 1.60, a major step forward in monitoring Linux environments running on IBM Power Systems (ppc64le) with Microsoft SCOM.

Built to meet the needs of modern hybrid data center environments, this release delivers significantly expanded monitoring depth, improved security analytics, and powerful new diagnostic capabilities.

What’s New

Extended Linux Monitoring

This new module unlocks in-depth insight into core Linux subsystems and IBM Power infrastructure, including:

• LVM Logical Volumes & Volume Groups
• RAID devices and multipath configurations
• Bonding adapters
• LPAR Frames for IBM Power virtualization
• Linux OS–level monitors for processes, daemons, storage, swap, uptime
• Security event monitoring for SSH, journald, syslog, kernel messages

These capabilities offer highly granular visibility, enabling teams to troubleshoot more quickly and ensure consistently healthy Linux workloads.

Advanced Security & Compliance Monitoring

Version 1.60 introduces new security checks designed to prevent silent failures and compliance gaps:

• Agent Certificate Expiration Monitoring
• User Password Expiration Monitoring
• License Expiration Alerts
• Critical security log event detection, including SSH access attempts, kernel errors, and system journal alerts

Performance, Reliability & Platform Updates

• Support for OpenSSL 3.x on SLES 15
• Support for SCOM 2019, 2022, and 2025
• Updated base agent (1.9.1) with improved cryptographic policies and enhanced security
• Seamless upgrade path for all 1.x versions