Error in Smarts discovery: Agent violates lexicographic ordering.

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:




error: SWFE-W-Agent violates lexicographic ordering in response to GET_NEXT: Agent:
10.200.34.27, First OID: .1.3.6.1.2.1.17.4.3.1.2.0.48.123.148.107.48
Device not properly discovered

Discovery error in server log file

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Cause

The Vendor's SNMP implementation is buggy.

Resolution

This indicates that the SNMP agent violates the standard protocol.  Smarts cannot handle this violation but issues a warning so that the customer can address this problem.  It will result with a discovery-error or incomplete discovery.  Please file a defect report with the device's vendor.