"findInstances" command is not working

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance
• Network Observability

Issue/Introduction

The following dmctl findInstances command is not working: 

dmctl -s <domain> findInstances Interface::IF-myRouter*

Environment

All Supported Smarts Versions

Cause

Invalid command syntax.

Resolution

To resolve this issue specify .* (with a "period" preceding the asterisk) instead of just * as in the following:

dmctl -s <domain> findInstances Interface::IF-myRouter.*

It is also good practice to put the expression in quotes as in the following:

dmctl -s <domain> findInstances Interface::"IF-myRouter".*