Notifications generated by SMARTS sm_ems command do not Clear when acknowledged

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:




notifcations do not clear when Using the command :

sm_ems -b <brokerhost>:426 -s <SAM SERVER> --system=<system instance> notify MyClass MyInstance MyEvent MySource momentary none "EventText=This should clear when acknowledged but does not!"    

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

Add the attribute ClearOnAcknowledge=TRUE to the sm_ems command. This will result in the notifcation being cleared when acknowledged.