Smarts IP: Is CLI discovery used in Smarts IP? How can I check if a device is certified for CLI discovery in Smarts IP? What does DASLDRIVER mean in a device certification

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:


How can I determine if Smarts IP uses CLI discovery for a certain device?

What does DASLDRIVER mean in a device certification

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

If you check the certification file for a particular vendor (oid2type_<vendor>.conf) you may find this dasl driver included for some models:

DASLDRIVER =

If you find this dasl driver included in the certification, then that device will have a CLI discovery.

For instance, Cisco 6506:

# ./sm_edit ../conf/discovery/oid2type_Cisco.conf

# Cisco Catalyst 6506
.1.3.6.1.4.1.9.1.282 {
    TYPE = Switch
    VENDOR = Cisco
    MODEL = 6506
    CERTIFICATION = CERTIFIED
    DASLDRIVER = CiscoCatOSSwitch  
    CONT = Cisco-EntityRF-Switch
    VLAN = Cisco-Membership
    BRIDGE = Cisco
    NEIGHBOR = Cisco-Stack-CLI
    HEALTH = Cisco-Catalyst-Switch-EntSensor

This entry means CLI will be used as part of the discovery process

Additional Information

The oid2type files are located in:

<BASEDIR>/smarts/conf/discovery/

If updated with sm_edit they will be located in

<BASEDIR>/smarts/local/conf/discovery/