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SNMP authentication failure between node-mgmt LIF and management switch

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6/20/2025, 2:59:25 AM

Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Cluster Switch Health Monitor(CSHM)

Issue

  • Frequent SNMP authentication failure notifications are observed in a management switch side.
Example:
 
[6] 11:31:58 2025-05-30 "Authentication failure notification."
 
level: 6, module: 5, function: 1, and event no.: 1
 
[5] 11:31:53 2025-05-30 "Authentication failure notification."
 
level: 6, module: 5, function: 1, and event no.: 1
 
[4] 11:31:48 2025-05-30 "Authentication failure notification."
 
level: 6, module: 5, function: 1, and event no.: 1
  • The authentication requests are happened between the node-mgmt LIF and the network management switch.

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