Smarts IP/SAM: DMCTL "get class:instance" command returns incorrect error code.

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


Although the visible output is correct the command still returns an error code 1. This is a problem when running scripts that rely on error codes
 

An example of this issue where the dmctl get class:instance command returns incorrect error code:

 

[root@ngnd2-s1 script]# /opt/InCharge9/SAM/smarts/bin/dmctl -s "localhost:426/dmbroker" getInstances  DomainManager

CPN

EU-MPLS-AM1

EU-MPLS-OI1

EU-MPLS-TRAP1

IC1-TE

INCHARGE-MBIM

UK-MPLS-AM1

UK-MPLS-OI1

UK-MPLS-TRAP1

 

[root@ngnd2-s1 script]# echo $?

0

[root@ngnd2-s1 script]# /opt/InCharge9/SAM/smarts/bin/dmctl -s "localhost:426/dmbroker" get  DomainManager::CPN

 

Properties of DomainManager::CPN:

    CreationClassName = DomainManager

                 Name = CPN

             ServedBy = {  }

               Serves = {  }

          ServiceName =

      certificateName =

             hostName = 63.130.127.162

          hostNameStr = ngnd2-s1

              msgPort = 0

                 port = 39799

            processId = 2012

            publicKey =

           socketPort = 39799

                state = 0

         stateChgTime = 1385455024

             usingTLS = TRUE

           v6hostName =

        v6hostNameStr =

               v6port = 0

              v6state = 2

       v6stateChgTime = 1385455024

 

[root@ngnd2-s1 script]# echo $?

1

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Cause

This is a known issue for this DMCTL command used in previously supported versions of Smarts and happens across all supported OS versions.

Resolution

This issue is no longer seen in all supported versions of VMware Smart Assurance suite.