Network Management

SNMPv3 not working with ESXi host

Resolve issuer where SNMPv3 is not working with ESXi host.

First published date

10/30/2018 7:57 PM

Last published date

9/13/2022 12:42 PM

Overview

When trying to setup SNMPv3 on on ESXi host you will see the following meesage in Wireshark when filter this out for traffic over udp 161 for a specific host:

Data not conforming to RFC1910
[Expert Info (Warning/Protocol): Data not conforming to RFC1910]

Product section

Network Performance Monitor

Cause

This issue occurs due to the boot and time values, which are part of the SNMPv3 protocol security feature, do not get updated properly. The management application refuses to process responses if the boot and time values are incorrect. The SNMP agent on the ESXi refuses to process responses in such a situation.

Resolution

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