You need to determine if the printer is already defined generically (TYPE = Host), in one of the existing SDK certification files. Certification files are named oid2type_*.conf and are found in the BASEDIR/smarts/conf/discovery directory.

If the printer OID is already present in one of the existing certification files, use sm_edit to edit the particular oid2type file to comment out the entry.

In this procedure, the printer OID, .1.3.6.1.4.1.253.8.62.1.19.3.1.3, is also defined in BASEDIR/smarts/conf/discovery/oid2type_Misc.conf.

To remove the generic definition:

  1. Edit the oid2type_Misc.conf file, by using sm_edit.

                   # 
		
               BASEDIR
               /smarts/bin/sm_edit conf/discovery/oid2type_Misc.conf

  2. Comment out the entry for the duplicate OID by preceding the lines with a pound sign (#):

                   #.1.3.6.1.4.1.253.8.62.1.19.3.1.3 {
#  TYPE = Host
#  VENDOR = HP
#  CERTIFICATION = VALIDATED
#
               #INSTRUMENTATION:
#  Interface-Fault   = MIB2
#  Interface-Performance  = MIB2
#}

  3. Save and close the file.

    The edited copy is saved in the BASEDIR/smarts/local/conf/discovery/ directory.