Specify a particular version of a probe or package in the request.cfg file

Products

• DX Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft / UIM)

Issue/Introduction

When using the request.cfg for automatic installation of probe packages, is it possible to specify a particular version of a probe or package within the request.cfg file?

Environment

DX UIM 23.4.4

Cause

Guidance

Resolution

• The distsrv (or the ADE probe if configured) will deploy the highest version of a standard probe package from the archive of the nearest hub archive to the robot where request.cfg is placed. 
  So, if you have, for instance, ad_server 2.06, 2.05, 2.6T1, 2.10, it will automatically install 2.10.
  
  
  
• To define a certain version the following format can be used: 
  
  packages = pkgname1:version, pkgname2:version
  
  
• The condition to achieve this is forcing request.cfg to use ADE as described here: Use the request.cfg file for automatic installation of probe packages in DX UIM
  
  
  Example: 
  
  you can use:
  
  <distribution request>
packages = ad_server:2.05
</distribution request>

To deploy the specific version (ad server 2.05) from the archive.  
  
  
  
  
  

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NOTE: FROM DX UIM 23.4CU6

Starting DX UIM 23.4.CU6, by using the robot_update delivered in that CU, the request.cfg will fully work with ditsrv for single or multiple version specific packages. 

For example using a request.cfg like: 

<distribution request>
    packages = ad_server:2.05,cdm:8.01,cisco_ucm:2.05
</distribution request>

And just running the enhanced robot_update and without any additional key, it will use distsrv dy default and those specific versions will be deployed. 

 

Additional Information

Workaround without having to force ADE to deploy the probe. 

 

1. Make a copy of the package version you need, for example, cdm 7.21 and name it something like "cdm721"

(Right click and copy package in the archive, then give a specific name.)

2. Now you can use that specific name and request.cfg will use that version: 

 

<distribution request>
packages = cdm721
</distribution request>

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Related KB:  Use the request.cfg file for automatic installation of probe packages in DX UIM