Smarts SAM/OI: User needs to update the Inactive Auto Archive and Auto Acknowledgement Intervals using dmctl; Is it possible to change Inactive Auto Archive and Auto Acknowledgement Intervals through the command line?

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


Is it possible to change Inactive Auto Archive and Auto Acknowledgement Intervals through the command line?

Can I change the Inactive Auto Archive period and Auto Acknowledgement Interval values with the command line instead of using the GUI?

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

Please follow these steps to update the Inactive Auto Archive and Auto Acknowledgement Intervals using dmctl.:
 
To see the current values :
./dmctl -s <SAM Server> get ICS_SystemDefaultsConfiguration::"ICS-System Defaults"
 
To change the value :
 
./dmctl -s <SAM Server> put ICS_SystemDefaultsConfiguration::"ICS-System Defaults"::ackInterval 15
./dmctl -s <SAM Server> put ICS_SystemDefaultsConfiguration::"ICS-System Defaults"::archiveInterval 100
 
To check after changing the value :
 
./dmctl -s <SAM Server> get ICS_SystemDefaultsConfiguration::"ICS-System Defaults"

Applying changes made to the Smarts SAM system default configuration settings using dmctl :

To apply any changes made to the Smarts SAM system default configuration settings, you must run a reconfigure operation using the following dmctl command:

./dmctl -s <SAM Domain> invoke DomainConfigHandler::Domain-ConfigHandler reconfigure

Additional Information

For more System Default settings, see KB article here:

Smarts SAM: How can I view and change System Default configuration using DMCTL commands?