Technical Note: SNMP v3 Unknown Security Name Errors with Network Sentry 8.1
Description
Scope
Version: Network Sentry 8.1.0 and 8.1.1
Solution
SNMP v3 Unknown Security Name Errors with Network Sentry 8.1
Scope
Version: Network Sentry 8.1.0 and 8.1.1
Solution
Version: Network Sentry 8.1.0 and 8.1.1
Issue: L2/L3 Poll Failures and problem switching VLANs using SNMP v3. The following SNMP failure events are generated in Network Sentry for the device:
Message processing model 3 returned error: Unknown security name.
Workaround: Use SNMP v1 to manage devices.
Solution: Fixed in Network Sentry 8.1.2 and above.
Issue: L2/L3 Poll Failures and problem switching VLANs using SNMP v3. The following SNMP failure events are generated in Network Sentry for the device:
Message processing model 3 returned error: Unknown security name.
Workaround: Use SNMP v1 to manage devices.
Solution: Fixed in Network Sentry 8.1.2 and above.