Smarts IP: How do I change or update the object name field (Display Name) for a large number of Devices in a Smarts IP Domain?

Products

• VMware

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

How do I change or update the object name field (Display Name) for a large number of Devices in a Smarts IP Domain?

To change or update the name field (Display Name) for a large number of Devices in IP Domain, you can do either of the following:

Use dmctl and put command
Use dmctl and put command as follows:

Command syntax
dmctl -s <servername> put <class>::<instance>::<property> <value1>

Command example
dmctl -s <servername> put Switch::<instance>::DisplayName "New_name"

Change the name format
You can change the name format as follows (see Note statement):

1. Change the name format to USESEEDNAME from the ICF-TopologyManager.
2. Use the seed file to be altered with the seedname=<New_name> for all the device and do a seedfile discovery.

Additional Information

Devices need to be deleted first prior taking this action to avoid duplication.