Ionix IP/Smarts IP: Can I use special characters like &,*,% etc for specifying the SEEDNAME or the SystemName?
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Ionix IP/Smarts IP: Can I use special characters like &,*,% etc for specifying the SEEDNAME or the SystemName?

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Article ID: 304141

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Products

VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


Can I use special characters like &,*,% etc for specifying the Ionix IP/Smarts IP SEEDNAME or the SystemName?


Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

The SEEDNAME in Ionix IP/Smarts IP can be any userdefined string and can include special characters like &,*,% and so on. The following is an example of a seed name entry with special characters which is included  in the seedfile:

10.x.x.x NAMEFORMAT=TM_USESEEDNAME SEEDNAME=HostA&B%*