Smarts IP: What are the requirements for SNMP v3 in Smarts; Does Smarts require the engine ID, Authentication protocol, Privacy protocol and Context name?

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

In order to use SNMP v3, what parameters does Smarts require?
 

In order to use SNMPv3 the following parameters must be used.
 

  SNMP V3 username - Required

  SNMP engine ID - Optional (If wrong or omitted, discovery will find it.)

  Authentication protocol - Required (Only MD5, SHA, and NONE are supported. NONE is the default.)
  Authentication password - Required if Authentication protocol is used
  Privacy protocol - Required (AES and DES are supported. NONE is the default.)
  Privacy password - Required (if Privacy protocol is used)

  Context name - Optional