Validating the pack content

As a best practice, test that the syntax of the formulas and metrics to make sure that they work correctly. Use the validate option in the pack-tool script.

About this task

You can perform this step intermittently during the Technology Pack development or at the end before packaging.

Procedure

Run the following command:
  • Validating the discovery formulas:
    bin/pack-tool validate <my_pack>
    
   Validating <my_pack> pack...
   Validating inventory models...

   Validating discovery...
     - Validating cisco-memorypool.discovery...

   Validating metrics...

   Validating snmp formulas...

   Validating <my_pack> pack complete.
  • Validating the collection formulas:
     $ bin/pack-tool validate <my_pack>
   
    
   Validating <my_pack> pack...
   Validating inventory models...

   Validating discovery...
     - Validating cisco-memorypool.discovery...

   Validating metrics...

   Validating snmp formulas...
     - Validating interface.inbound.octets.formula...

   Validating <my_pack> pack complete.
  • Validating the metrics:
     $ bin/pack-tool validate <my_pack>
   
    
   Validating <my_pack> pack...
   Validating inventory models...

   Validating discovery...
     - Validating cisco-memorypool.discovery...

   Validating metrics...
     - Validating icmp-out-dest-unreached.metric...
     -  Validating snmp formulas...
     - Validating interface.inbound.octets.formula... 

   Validating <my_pack> pack complete.
    Note: The validation error is due to missing double quotation marks in the metric definition. You can fix the errors during validation and rerun.