Custom driver capabilities
Custom drivers (and standard drivers) differ in functionality from SmartModel drivers, which is described here.
| SmartModel drivers functionality | Supported in Standard/Custom Mode? |
|---|---|
| AutoDiscovery | Yes, however the AutoDiscovery XML files will need to be customized. See Discovering network devices for further information. |
| Command Set UOWs | No |
| Create or Edit Command Sets | No |
| Driver Update | Yes |
| File-based Access | Yes |
| Golden Configurations | No |
| Import Configuration | Yes |
| Native Command Sets | Yes |
| OS Upgrade | Yes |
| Sync from Device to Netcool Configuration Manager | Yes, however the RAD must have Native Differences enabled. See Resource access documents (RADs) for further information. |
| Sync from Netcool Configuration Manager to Device | No |
| Report Only Sync | Yes, however the RAD must have Native Differences enabled. See Resource access documents (RADs) for further information. |
| Search Sets | No |
| Security Sets | No |
| Submit Configuration, 'Disaster Recovery' and 'Use Raw CLI' options not selected | No |
| Submit Current Configuration, 'Disaster Recovery' and 'Use Raw CLI' selected | No, but you can achieve the same functionality by importing the device again to cause the Current configuration to become a Versioned Configuration, and then submitting it. |
| Submit Draft Configuration, 'Disaster Recovery' and 'Use Raw CLI' selected | No, but you can achieve the same functionality by copying the configuration into a Native Command Set and submitting the Native Command Set. |
| Submit Stale Configuration, 'Disaster Recovery' and 'Use Raw CLI' selected | Yes |
| Submit Versioned Configuration, 'Disaster Recovery' and 'Use Raw CLI' selected | Yes |
| View Modelled Configuration | No |
| View Modelled Differences | No |
| View Native Configuration | Yes |
| View Native Differences | Yes |
Note: The Netcool Configuration
Manager UI
may not block end-users from attempting to access the function even though it is not supported by
the Standard/Custom driver.
Netcool Configuration
Manager - Compliance does
not make direct use of drivers but is indirectly affected by the use of Standard mode:
- When in Standard mode, only native policies will give valid results. Modelled policies can be run but will all fail as there is no modelled configuration.
- Since modelled command sets are not supported in Standard mode, compliance cannot execute them as the result of a policy evaluation.