Smarts IP/SAM/Windows: How can I enable debugging while installing IP or SAM in Windows?

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


How can I enable debugging while installing Smarts IP or Smarts SAM in Windows?

Smarts install fails with no error
Smarts install fails with an error but the error is not obvious to why the error caused the installation to fail

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Cause

Installer file name is called <FILE_NAME>.exe and does not support debugging.

Resolution

To enable debugging while installing Smarts IP or Smarts SAM in Windows, do the following (see Note statement):

1. Create a new file in the same location where the Smarts IP or Smarts SAM installer *.exe file exists using the following name convention
   
   <FILE_NAME>.sp
   
    
2. Edit the file <FILE_NAME>.sp and insert the following two lines:
   
   is.debug=True
   
   smarts.debug=6
   
    
3. Save and run the installer as normal.
    
4. When installing from Windows, you will have to execute the following command from the command prompt to output the debug data to a file as follows:
   
   <FILE_NAME>.exe -is:log <Path to debug log including debug filename>

Additional Information

For the Linux/Solaris version of this article, see 16017  ("Smarts IP/SAM: How to enable debugging while installing Ionix IP or SAM in Linux/Solaris?")