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Object Definition Groups
An object definition group describes the object hierarchy from the starting point to an object. Each group
contains a relationship type, relationship property name, and the base class to expect from the relationship.
Each value is separated by double colons (::).
The relationship type can be op, rel, or rel1.
op
A class operation that takes no parameters and returns a set of objects.
rel
A normal multiple-relationship property of the object, such as ComposedOf or
InstrumentedBy.
rel1
A single-relationship property of the object. It returns only one item rather than
an array, for example, SystemName or SystemPackagedIn.
In the sample classes statement, the first object definition is op::getFileSystems::FileSystem. This object
definition performs an operation on the getFileSystems property and returns a list of FileSystem names.
You can include any number of object definition groups in the smarts_adapter.properties file. Each group
must be separated by a single space.
Subscription Statement
The subscription statement lists the parameters for vCenter Operations Manager to collect for the objects that
are defined by the classes statement. The subscription statement consists of the statement name and a list of
EMC Smarts properties for the defined objects.
The statement name matches the classes statement name, except it is labeled subscription instead of
classes. The subscription statement name in the sample classes statement is ICPM.subscription.4=.
vCenter Operations Manager imports the properties in the EMC Smarts properties list as metrics for discovered
resources. The properties in the sample subscription statement are
AvailableSpace,StorageSize,UtilizationPct.
Defining Resource Topologies
Each topo statement in the smarts_adapter.properties file defines an EMC Smarts topology to be replicated
in vCenter Operations Manager. vCenter Operations Manager uses the information in the topo statement to
define an equivalent application topology in vCenter Operations Manager.
Each topo statement consists of an object class and a property to get that class. For example, the following
topo statement defines the RedundancyGroup object class and ComposedOf property.
SAM.topo.1=RedundancyGroup::ComposedOf
The result of this statement is a list of the objects under RedundancyGroup that are derived from a UCS-type
object, such as a router or switch.
Add Threads
You can increase the number of threads and connections that vCenter Operations Manager generates to collect
metrics from each EMC Smarts adapter instance. Additional threads can improve performance, but they can
also use more domain resources.
Procedure
1 Open the smarts_adapter.properties file in a text editor.
In a vApp installation, modify the smarts_adapter.properties file on the Analytics virtual machine.
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