Smarts IP: Receive error when creating an domain instance for a Smarts IP domain using dmctl

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:




Receive error when creating an domain instance for a Smarts IP domain using dmctl
Receive error when trying to create an instance of a Class in a Smarts IP domain using the dmctl create command as in the following example attempting to create an instance of Class Switch called Switch1:

dmctl> create Switch::Switch1
CI-E-EGENERIC-At h:/FOUNDATION-7.2.0.X/42/smarts/repos/mr/dyn_acc.c:1656
MR-E-DUPLICATENAME-Tried to create an object with a non-unique name; in
file
. "i:\sam-7.2.0.x\34\smarts\ics\winnt-i386\optimize\dslam-ext.h" at line
134
. : Tried to create an object with a non-unique name
MR-DUPLICATENAME-Tried to create an object with a non-unique name

There is no current Switch1 created in Class Switch though all the Switches in the domain are listed

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Cause

There is another instance within all the classes that has the same name as the instance trying to be created ("Switch1" in the example), as indicated by MR-DUPLICATENAME in the example erroe. Each Class instance must be unique.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, do the following:

1. Search through the domain-name.rps file for the name that you are trying to add. This file is found here:
   
   BASEDIR/IP/smarts/local/repos/icf/domain-name.rps file
    
2. Determine what Class the instance already belongs to and remove or adjust as required.