Is it possible to reset the SMARTS SourceEventType attribute via an ASL script called from trap_mgr.conf?

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance
• Network Observability

Issue/Introduction

Is it possible to reset the SourceEventType attribute via an ASL script called from trap_mgr.conf?

Environment

All Supported Smarts versions

Resolution

No. User need to use a hookscript as below to set this attribute.

eventObj = self->object(NotificationName);
eventObj->SourceEventType = "PROBLEM";