Unable to create SNMP user for switch monitoring
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- Fabric Attached MetroCluster
Issue
- One of the backend MetroCluster switches is not added to monitoring:
::> storage switch show
Symbolic Is Monitor
Switch Name Vendor Model Switch WWN Monitored Status
--------------------- -------- ------- ----- ---------------- --------- -------
Brocade_11.22.33.13
MCC-sw1
Brocade Brocade6505
100050XXXXXXXXXX true ok
Brocade_11.22.33.14
MCC-sw2
Brocade Brocade6505
100050XXXXXXXXXX true ok
Brocade_11.22.33.23
MCC-sw3
Brocade Brocade6505
100050XXXXXXXXXX true ok
3 entries were displayed.
- There is no SNMP user for the switch that is not added to monitoring:
::*> security login show -application snmp -fields remote-switch-ipaddress
vserver user-or-group-name application authentication-method remote-switch-ipaddress
------------ ------------------ ----------- --------------------- -----------------------
Cluster1 snmpv3user snmp usm 11.22.33.13
Cluster1 snmpv3user snmp usm 11.22.33.14
Cluster1 snmpv3user snmp usm 11.22.33.23
3 entries were displayed.
- Creation of SNMP user for Brocade switch monitoring fails with the below error:
::> security login create -user-or-group-name snmpv3user -application snmp -authentication-method usm -role none -remote-switch-ipaddress 11.22.33.24
Error: command failed: Failed to discover SNMPv3 engine ID of remote SNMP agent with IP address 11.22.33.24.