Smarts OTM: How to create a clientcircuit using dmctl command; MR-WRONG_OPERATION_ARGS-Number and types of arguments in call to operation

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


How to create a Smarts OTM clientcircuit using dmctl command

The following error is found in clientcircuit.log after trying to create Smarts OTM clientcircuit using dmctl command:

 dmctl -s N-WDM-T-TX invoke Optical_ObjectFactory::Optical-ObjectFactory makeClientCircuit '895' 'name' 'ClientTrail::TRAIL-423/2-3-2->399/2-3-2' 'ClientCircuit'
CI-E-EGENERIC-At Wdm_Topo_ObjectFactory.c:5642  argument 3 should be of type
    set of ClientTrail: Number and types of arguments in call to operation
    don't match its signature
 MR-WRONG_OPERATION_ARGS-Number and types of arguments in call to operation
    don't match its signature

The following error is found in clientcircuit.log after trying to create Smarts OTM clientcircuit using dmctl command:

 dmctl -s N-WDM-T-TX invoke Optical_ObjectFactory::Optical-ObjectFactory makeClientCircuit '895' 'name' 'ClientTrail::TRAIL-423/2-3-2->399/2-3-2' 'ClientCircuit'
CI-E-EGENERIC-At Wdm_Topo_ObjectFactory.c:5642  argument 3 should be of type  set of ClientTrail: Number and types of arguments in call to operation
    don't match its signature c MR-WRONG_OPERATION_ARGS-Number and types of arguments in call to operation
    don't match its signature

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Cause

The issue with the dmctl command is that it does not accept set as parameters while the makeClientCircuit is expecting a set value for the Trails. The value being passed in the command instance is not set, which causes the command to return an argument mismatch.

API Expecting set
MR_Ref<MR_Object>
Optical_ObjectFactory::makeClientCircuit(const mr_string_t & emsName, const mr_string_t & circuitName, const MR_RefSet<MR_Object> & underlyingTrails, const mr_string_t & className)

Command issued does not have set and it will not accept set also:

dmctl -s N-WDM-T-TX invoke Optical_ObjectFactory::Optical-ObjectFactory makeClientCircuit '895' 'name' 'TRAIL-423/2-3-2->399/2-3-2' 'ClientCircuit'

Resolution

To resolve this issue, you must use an ASL script instead of a dmctl command. Engage EMC Professional Services for assistance with the ASL scripting required to resolve this issue.