CA Specrum SOI connector takes a very long time to startup and hangs during initialization

Products

• CA Spectrum

Issue/Introduction

When the CA Spectrum SOI connector starts, it initializes for a very long time. During this time information may not be present and alarms may not generate.

Environment

Release: SDBSFO99000-10.2-Spectrum-Device Based Suite-Server FOC
Component:

Cause

There is a delay when reading mac addresses on ESX hosts.

Resolution

The solution is to install SOI connector 2.0.0.38 or above and in the SOI Admin page,  click on the Connector, set the esxMacaddressUpdateFlag to false and restart the SOI connector.