We recently configured select devices with SNMPv3 for monitoring tools. When running the Switch, Router, etc. wizard, it failed telling me:
- The switch is currently down
The switch does not exist at the address you specified
SNMP support on the switch is disabled
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--base: SNMP V3 libraries found, SNMP V3 enabled.
--base: Get Device Info on [email protected]:::::3
SNMPWALK Problem for 1.3.6.1.2.1.1 on [email protected]:::::3:v4only: No response from remote host "xx.xx.xx.xx" at /usr/bin/../lib/mrtg2/Net_SNMP_util.pm line 1851.
Net_SNMP_util::snmpwalk_flg('[email protected]:::::3:v4only', undef, 'HASH(0x1ca3410)', 1.3.6.1.2.1.1) called at /usr/bin/../lib/mrtg2/Net_SNMP_util.pm line 786
Net_SNMP_util::snmpwalk('[email protected]:::::3:v4only', 'HASH(0x1ca3410)', 1.3.6.1.2.1.1) called at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 951
main::DeviceInfo('[email protected]:::::3', 'HASH(0x1ca3650)', 'HASH(0x1ca3410)') called at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 142
main::main() called at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 160
WARNING: Skipping [email protected]:::::3 as no info could be retrieved
Use of uninitialized value $comment_sysdescr in substitution (s///) at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 379.
Use of uninitialized value $sysname in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 412.
Use of uninitialized value $comment_sysdescr in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 412.
Use of uninitialized value $syscontact in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 412.
Use of uninitialized value $syslocation in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/bin/cfgmaker line 412.
# Created by
# /usr/bin/cfgmaker --show-op-down --noreversedns --zero-speed 100000000 --enablesnmpv3 --snmp-options=:::::3 --username=omitted_user --authprotocol=sha --authpassword=omitted_ --privprotocol=aes --privpassword=omitted_ --contextengineid=0 xx.xx.xx.xx
### Global Config Options
# for UNIX
# WorkDir: /home/http/mrtg
# or for NT
# WorkDir: c:\mrtgdata
### Global Defaults
# to get bits instead of bytes and graphs growing to the right
# Options[_]: growright, bits
EnableIPv6: no
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# System:
# Description:
# Contact:
# Location:
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enablesnmpv3: yes