Error in Smarts discovery: SWFE-W-Agent loops in response to GET_NEXT

Products

• VMware

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:




error: SWFE-W-Agent loops in response to GET_NEXT: Agent: <agent>, First OID: <OID>
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.