Smarts AM: Port channel interfaces are not being created in Smarts for Cisco devices running CDP

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:




Port channel interfaces are not being created in Smarts for Cisco devices running CDP
Port Channel Interfaces are not being created in the Smarts IP topology after Smarts discovery of Cisco devices with CDP enabled

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

To enable smarts to create interfaces in this environment, do the following:

1. Open the tpgmr-param.conf file in /local/conf/discovery directory.
2. Add the following line
   
   #4846 layer 3 switch [create PortChannel interfaces]
   IFDescrPatternIFExt.1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.626 *port*channel*
   
   Note: You can add the sysoids for the devices in question. 
   
    
3. Save and close the tpgmr-param.conf file.
4. Open the the DISCOVERY_CISCO.import driver file located in \local\conf\discovery directory.
5. Add the line where indicated in the following:
   
     GA_CompoundDriver::Containment-Cisco-Switch-Driver { 
     drivers = { 
   
           {"Containment-Create-Interface-Driver", 10}, 
           {"Containment-Create-Interface-Ext-Driver", 15},  <---- add this line 
           {"Containment-Create-Port-IfDescr-Driver", 20}, 
           {"Cisco-Check-IpSec-Driver", 25}, 
           {"Containment-IfMIB-Stack-Driver", 30}, 
           {"Containment-IfTable-Driver", 40} 
       } 
       waitForCompletion = TRUE
   }
   
    
6. Save and close the DISCOVERY_CISCO.import driver file.