Read custom properties.

solarluke

Hi,

I am relatively new to the Orion SDK.

Using Visual Stuio 2010, C# and the Orion SDK I have connected to my Orion server.

Using SWISv3: servername:17778/.../v3 for my service reference.

#Code

var binding = OrionBinding.Binding;

var address = new EndpointAddress(string.Format("https://{0}:17778/SolarWinds/InformationService/v3/OrionBasic", hostname));

ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = (sender, certificate, chain, errors) => true;

var client = new InformationServiceClient(binding, address);

if (client.ClientCredentials != null)
{
     client.ClientCredentials.UserName.UserName = username;
     client.ClientCredentials.UserName.Password = password;
}

client.Open();

#Code

I am able to read and update Orion node details.

#Code

//Read DNS property

var dns = client.QueryXml(string.Format("SELECT DNS FROM Orion.Nodes WHERE NodeID= '{0}'", NodeId), null);

//Update DNS property

var dict = new dictionary { new item { value = "12345", key = "DNS", type = "System.String" } };

var uri = string.Format("swis://{0}/Orion/Orion.Nodes/NodeID={1}", hostname, nodeId.Value);

client.Update(uri, dict);

#Code

I am able to update Orion node Customer Properties.

#Code

//Update CustomProperty

var uri = string.Format("swis://{0}/Orion/Orion.Nodes/NodeID={1}/CustomProperties", hostname, nodeId.Value);

var dict = new dictionary { new item { value = "12345", key = "CustomProperty", type = "System.String" } };

client.Update(uri,dict);

#Code

However, I cannot seem to read Orion node custom properties.

The following code results in the following exception when "client.Read" is executed.

#Code

//Read

var uri = string.Format("swis://{0}/Orion/Orion.Nodes/NodeID={1}/CustomProperties", hostname, nodeId.Value);

client.Read(uri);

#Code

#Exception

The formatter threw an exception while trying to deserialize the message: There was an error while trying to deserialize parameter http://schemas.solarwinds.com/2007/08/informationservice:ReadResult. The InnerException message was 'Element value from namespace http://schemas.solarwinds.com/2007/08/informationservice/propertybag cannot have child contents to be deserialized as an object. Please use XmlNode[] to deserialize this pattern of XML.'.  Please see InnerException for more details.

#Exception

#Inner Exception

{"End element 'value' from namespace 'http://schemas.solarwinds.com/2007/08/informationservice/propertybag' expected. Found text '6146'. Line 1, position 392."}

#Inner Exception

The '6146' is my Orion NodeID.

Any help on this would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Luke.

tdanner

I can reproduce this problem as well when I use Visual Studio to generate a client. Apparently there is something Visual Studio doesn't quite like in our WSDL. I recommend you just avoid the Read operation and use QueryXml (or the instead).