Error in Smarts discovery: SWFE-W-Agent loops in response to GET_NEXT
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Article ID: 304194
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Products
VMware Smart Assurance
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.