Arista Switches discovered in Spectrum show device type as Data Center Switch

Products

• CA Spectrum
• CA eHealth

Issue/Introduction

We have Arista Switches discovered in Spectrum and all of them are showing the device type as a "Data Center Switch"

 

How do we change this to display the model name?

Environment

Release : 10.2 and greater

Component : Spectrum Core / SpectroSERVER

Resolution

The Device Type value for the device is derived from the System Object OID for the device.

You can launch the Device Certification tool and locate the System Object OID and Edit the Device Type Name value accordingly.

Once completed you will need to delete and rediscover the device.

Device Type\Device Type Name should typically be set to the Model Number of the device.