SMARTS discovery error "Qualified Access Address Not Found" due to SNMPAgent's IP being on IPExclude list

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance
• Network Observability

Issue/Introduction

When running a discovery the following message shows:

Error: Qualified Access Address Not Found

Cause

The IP address of the system's SNMP agent is excluded because it is within the range of the ipExcludeList parameter in the discovery.conf file or the device has already been discovered in an IP Domain by Topology Split Manager.

Resolution

Investigate all IPs on the device and locate one which can be used for discovery.  IP must be managed, belong to an interface which is of type normal and not be on the IP Exclude list.

Verify if a model exists for the hostname or IP mentioned in the error.  If there is a model then this message can be ignored.