Steps to check if a device is certified for CLI discovery in IP Domain Manager

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

This article answers various questions raised with respect to the CLI discovery option in Smarts

Queries:

• Is CLI discovery used in Smarts IP?
• How can I determine if Smarts IP uses CLI discovery for a certain device?
• What does DASLDRIVER mean in a device certification?
  
  

Environment

All supported Smarts versions

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 = <Driver>

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

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