Smarts NCM: How do I modify a device driver to ignore interface speed?

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - NCM

Resolution

Copy the file to /custompackage. If this directory does not exist, create the structure as follows:

$VOYENCE_HOME/package/pkgxml/CiscoIOSSwitch/CiscoIOSSwitch.pkg

In this file there is a section for 'ContentFilters'. (Searching the keyword 'username' will get you to the right section.) As an example, the following line will ignore any config line that has 'username' in it. We can use this syntax to build the desired filter:

<IgnoreLineRegex><![CDATA[^username]]></IgnoreLineRegex>

Copy the line above and insert it as a new line just below. Then change the keyword from 'username' to 'speed' as follows:

<IgnoreLineRegex><![CDATA[^speed]]></IgnoreLineRegex>

Ex:

<IgnoreLineRegex><![CDATA[^username]]></IgnoreLineRegex>
<IgnoreLineRegex><![CDATA[^speed]]></IgnoreLineRegex>

Save your changes and restart services on the device server.

Please test your changes in a lab environment before implementing in production. Once you have confirmed the , mirror these changes on each device server and the application server.

Additional Information

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