SNMP Trap Plugin TEST fails with "java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid SNMP Configuration: Authentication password is not specified" in Aria Operations

Products

• VCF Operations

Issue/Introduction

• When editing the SNMP Trap Plugin Instance and running a TEST in Aria Operations UI > Operations > Configurations > Outbound Settings, the TEST fails and the following error is displayed:
  
  Validate Connection
  Test was not successful: Unable to configure plugin.
  
  
  
  
• The following error is logged in the analytics log:
  
  ERROR [ServerConnection on port 10000 Thread 33]  com.integrien.alive.alertplugins.snmptrap.SnmpTrapPlugin.configure - Failed to configure SNMP plugin: null
  java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid SNMP Configuration: Authentication password is not specified
  
  

Environment

VMware Aria Operations 8.18.x

Cause

This issue occurs because the Authentication Password and Privacy Password have not been entered, even though the Authentication Protocol or Privacy Protocol is configured in the Edit Outbound Instance configuration screen for the SNMP Trap Plugin instance.

 

Resolution

Enter the Authentication Password and Privacy Password in the Edit Outbound Instance configuration screen, run the TEST, and verify that "Test connection successful." is displayed. Afterward, click SAVE to save settings.

Additional Information

Adding Outbound Notification Plug-Ins in VMware Aria Operations

Aria Operations において、SNMP トラップ プラグインのテストが "java.lang.RuntimeException: Invalid SNMP Configuration: Authentication password is not specified" で失敗する