UCSD - MAC address Conversion Example : to -

[Orf Gelbrich]

Task Name	MAC addres COnversion Example.  Convert : to -
Description
Prerequisites	Tested on UCSD 5.4.0.3
Category	Workflow
Components	vSphere 5.x
User Inputs

Instructions for Regular Workflow Use:

1. Download the attached .ZIP file below to your computer. *Remember the location of the saved file on your computer.
2. Unzip the file on your computer. Should end up with a .WFD file.
3. Log in to UCS Director as a user that has "system-admin" privileges.
4. Navigate to "Policies-->Orchestration" and click on "Import".
5. Click "Browse" and navigate to the location on your computer where the .WFD file resides. Choose the .WFD file and click "Open".
6. Click "Upload" and then "OK" once the file upload is completed. Then click "Next".
7. Click the "Select" button next to "Import Workflows". Click the "Check All" button to check all checkboxes and then the "Select" button.
8. Click "Submit".
9. A new folder should appear in "Policies-->Orchestration" that contains the imported workflow. You will now need to update the included tasks with information about the specific environment.

Inspired by Mark Smith

The Workflow:

The Execution:

The Run:

The Code:

var Macstr = input.InputMac;

logger.addInfo("InputString is: "+Macstr);

// var str ="00:25:B5:00:0A:04"

var outputstr = Macstr.replace(/:/g,"-");

logger.addInfo("InputString is: "+Macstr);

logger.addInfo("OutputString is: "+outputstr);

output.OutputMac = outputstr;

[David Hild]

Could someone please briefly explain what problem this solves, or why this is necessary?

Thank you in advance.

[Orf Gelbrich]

I am not sure of the problem either, but I was asked on how to convert a MAC address of this format

     00:25:B5:00:0A:04

to this format

     00-25-B5-00-0A-04

I have seen here and there (storage,?) this format.  Yes it seems odd, but one of my colleges needed to convert the MAC address from one format to another. 

Further I thought it a a very good example on hoe to convert or eliminate certain strings from with in a string.  This could also be used in the custom task to convert the variable type.  From lets say UCSD_MAC_ADDRESS_TYPE to generic_Text.

[David Hild]

Ah, I see it now. I was trying to see how the actual address was changing (which it wasn't, hence the confusion), but it's the FORMAT that changed. Yes indeed, handy tool, that. Thanks for the explanation.