configuring SNMPv3 failed with "Error in method: The SNMP v3 target format is invalid." Error on the vCenter

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

•  Unable to configure the SNMP target by running the following command:

  Command>snmp.set --v3targets hostname@port/user-id/secLevel/trap

• users encounter the following error when executing the snmp.set command:

• Similar error can be found in  /var/log/vmware/applmgmt/applmgmt.log

yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss.Z DEBUG:vmware.vherd.transport.xmlrpc:Dictionary returned: {'code': 'com.vmware.applmgmt.err_snmp_badv3_target', 'message': 'The SNMP v3 target format is invalid. The format to use is: ip-or-hostname[@port]/remote-user/security-level trap|inform[,...].', 'attributes': {}, '__error__': True}
  
  

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 7.x

Cause

The SNMP user id format is invalid, user id should only consist of alphanumeric characters (uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers).

Resolution

To resolve this issue, specify a valid user name only consisting of a combination of alphanumeric characters : uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and numbers. 

Below command is a sample for reference only:



For other details please refer to https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article/382878/how-to-configure-snmpv3-on-the-vcenter.html