topic Re: Multiple host properties with the same key in Open Q&A

Multiple host properties with the same key

grechnev — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:06:30 GMT

As stated in the oneagentctl guide there is a possibility to have multiple host properties with the same key:

"It is allowed to define properties with the same key but different values"

https://www.dynatrace.com/support/help/shortlink/oneagentctl#custom-host-metadata

But when I do it, I see only ONE environment custom host metadata property (the last one). See the following screens:

Is it a bug?

If not, then why does such possibility exist in the OneAgent cli?

Re: Multiple host properties with the same key

ChadTurner — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:21:49 GMT

Have you recycled the oneagent? also host properties might take a little while to update, Id restart the oneagent service and check back in a few hours

Re: Multiple host properties with the same key

grechnev — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:31:16 GMT

Yes, I have restarted OneAgent. And I had been waiting for one day before I made this screenshot.

Re: Multiple host properties with the same key

ChadTurner — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 12:36:48 GMT

can you get the properties file and move the lines together so there is just a space between them? thats how we have it:

Software=GitLab Software=GetLabCE

I am curious if you change the name to Software and Software_2 to see if it shows up. Our Set up name Name_1=X Name_2=X

Re: Multiple host properties with the same key

grechnev — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:36:34 GMT

I don't use and don't have any hostcustomproperties.conf files at all, because I set custom properties via command line. As you may know it is the recommended way for doing this since OneAgent version 1.189.

If I set different property keys everything works properly - I see all the properties in the UI. But it is not the case I described at first and tring to debug.

Re: Multiple host properties with the same key

ChadTurner — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 14:03:31 GMT

okay, you might want to reach out to chat support to ensure that the support article that you read is correct where you can have the same key - if that is correct, then it might be a bug that they need to review

Re: Multiple host properties with the same key

Tomasz_Gajger — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:02:29 GMT

Hi Max,

This is a bug in oneagentctl input validation and help pages alike. Setting multiple properties with the same key is not allowed and would result in just a single one being displayed, as you have observed.

We'll be fixing this in one of upcoming releases.

Thanks for making us aware of it.

Regards,

Tomasz