Smarts IP: How to create a Field Certification in Smarts IP Availability Manager (AM) for a device when other similar devices for the vendor have been certified.

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


How to create a Smarts IP Availability Manager (AM) Field Certification for a device when other similar devices for the vendor have been certified.

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

First, go through the existing certifications for the vendor and try to find a close match.  If it is a router, see if there are any routers certified for this vendor.  Also, look how close the OID of the device is to the already certified device.  The closest match will be used as a TEMPLATE.

1. Copy the existing Certification
2. sm_edit  conf/discovery/oid2type_Field.conf
3. Paste the certification to conf/discovery/oid2type_Field.conf
4. Modify the OID  to reflect the new device and change the CERTIFICATION type to TEMPLATE
5. Save the file.  It will be saved in the <BASEDIR>/IP/smarts/local/conf/discovery directory

To load the Field certification run the following command:
     <BASEDIR>/IP/smarts/bin/sm_tpmgr -s <IP_NAME> --reloadoid Now discover devices with that OID. Below is a template certification for a Cisco Router.  In order to configure this template for other Cisco Routers, one needs to fill in the SysOID and the MODEL and make sure that CERTIFICATION is set to TEMPLATE.
<SysOID> {
    TYPE = Router
    VENDOR = Cisco
    MODEL = <MODEL>
    CERTIFICATION = TEMPLATE
    CONT = Cisco-Router
    NEIGHBOR = Cisco-Cdp
    HEALTH = Cisco-Router  INSTRUMENTATION:
    Environment                         = CiscoEnvMon:DeviceID
    CPU/Memory                          = CiscoRouter
    Interface-Fault                     = MIB2
    Interface-Performance               = CiscoRouter
    Interface-Ethernet-Performance      = CiscoRouter_Ethernet
} 

In this example I used Cisco 7100 certification below:
Cisco 7100 Series Router (C7100-JK2S-M)
.1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.276 {
    TYPE = Router
    VENDOR = Cisco
    MODEL = C7100-JK2S-M
    CERTIFICATION = CERTIFIED
    CONT = Cisco-Router
    NEIGHBOR = Cisco-Cdp
    HEALTH = Cisco-Router 

INSTRUMENTATION:
    Environment                         = CiscoEnvMon:DeviceID
    CPU/Memory                          = CiscoRouter
    Interface-Fault                     = MIB2
    Interface-Performance               = CiscoRouter
    Interface-Ethernet-Performance      = CiscoRouter_Ethernet
}