Setting an VMware environment variable for a program

You can also set an environment variable so that it only affects a particular program. Typically, this is done by adding the environment variable to the program™s sm_service command line. For example, if you want a Manager to use a particular serverConnect.conf file, you would specify the SM_SERVERCONNECT variable in the sm_service command line for that program.

The following example sets the value of the SM_SERVERCONNECT environment variable to point to the server_Connect_IP.conf file.

1. Use the sm_service show action with the --cmdline option to display the existing command line for the program. You must have administrative privileges when typing this command.

    t 
                     BASEDIR/smarts
                  /bin/sm_service show --cmdline ic-am-server s
   
   
                     BASEDIR/smarts
                  /bin/sm_service install
    --startmode=runonce ic-am-server
     
                     BASEDIR/smarts
                  /bin/sm_server
      --name=INCHARGE-AM
      --config=icf
       --bootstrap=bootstrap-am.conf
       --port=0
       --ignore-restore-errors
       --output
   
   

2. Use the sm_service install action with the --force option to add the environment variable to the command line. The --env option specifies the environment variable.

    t 
                     BASEDIR/smarts
                  /bin/sm_service install --force 
    --startmode=runonce
    --env=SM_SERVERCONNECT=
                     BASEDIR/smarts
                  /conf
    /serverConnect_IP.conf
    ic-am-server
     
                     BASEDIR/smarts
                  /bin/sm_server
      --name=INCHARGE-AM
      --config=icf
      --bootstrap=bootstrap-am.conf
      --port=0
      --ignore-restore-errors
       --output s
   
   

3. Do one of the following:

   • Start the program.

   • Stop and restart the program.