Changing 'Vendor' attribute value for certified devices in IP domains

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

• How do I change the Vendor attribute value for certified devices in Smarts IP domains?
• Smarts IP Vendor attribute being populated incorrectly for discovered devices.
  
  

Environment

Smarts - 10.1.x

Cause

Vendor information is not standardized and a particular user may prefer a different Vendor name to that specified in the current certification.

Resolution

• Open the appropriate oid2type*.conf file using sm_edit. (This will be opened in Smarts/local directory)
• Copy the text block of the certification that corresponds to the SysOID of the device that needs modification.
• Find the Vendor attribute ("VENDOR = <Name>").
• Change the value of the Vendor attribute to the required name by replacing <Name> with the required value.
• Save and close the file.
• Delete the already discovered devices of this type from the Smarts IP topology.
• Apply the new certification using the following command
  

  sm_tpmgr -s <IP_Domain_Name> --reloadoid

• Discover the devices again. They should now display the new Vendor attribute value.

Additional Information

For Field certification details: Understanding and loading Field Certification