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CONTAP-350207: SNMP capability-check messages can cause excessive messages.log rotation

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Issue

  • Repeated SNMP capability checks might generate many “Failed to check ONTAP 9.6 capability” messages and cause accelerated rotation of message.log files.
  • No data-access impact has been identified.
  • An example of the message:

00000018.010e26b6 06e04a6f Thu Sep 24 2026 23:22:19 -04:00 [kern_cshm:info:38722] [Sep 24 23:22:19]: 0x80960b900: 0: ERR: SNMP: src/snmp/smftables/snmp-framework.cc 201 snmpdUpTime: Failed to check ONTAP 9.6 capability.

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