https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/data-center-slx/efa-snmp-host-config-with-app-state-cfg-entry-deleted/m-p/121359#M800 <P>Hi</P><P>Our EFA is reporting a config drift on some extreme switches at the snmp host config part.<BR />When checking the drift, it's a snmp host which has been deleted on the switch.<BR />On almost all switches, this could be solved by executing the EFA command to delete the snmp host.</P><P>But there are a few less switches where this isn't possible:</P><LI-CODE lang="markup">(efa:extreme)extreme@tpvm2-lss04m:~$ efa inventory device snmp host list --ip 10.99.99.74 +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | IP Address | Host IP | User | Community | Notify Type | Remote EngineID | Source Interface | Vrf | UDP port | Severity | AppState | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.15 | efav3User | | traps | | management chassis-ip | mgmt-vrf | 162 | None | cfg-not-managed | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.10 | | ***censored*** | traps | | management chassis-ip | mgmt-vrf | 162 | None | cfg-entry-deleted | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.30 | | ***censored*** | traps | | management chassis-ip | mgmt-vrf | 162 | None | cfg-not-managed | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ Snmp host details --- Time Elapsed: 115.241145ms --- (efa:extreme)extreme@tpvm2-lss04m:~$ efa inventory device snmp host delete --ip 10.99.99.74 --host-ip 10.99.99.10 --community '***censored***' +--------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | IP Address | Host IP | Status | Reason | +--------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.10 | Failed | Snmp host 10.99.99.10 with community: | | | | | ***censored*** get from DB failed on device | | | | | 10.99.99.74. Error: Snmp Host for Device Id: 19 hostIP: | | | | | 10.99.99.10 not found | +--------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ Snmp host details --- Time Elapsed: 5.7476751s --- </LI-CODE><P>If i create a new entry for snmp host&nbsp;10.99.99.10 from EFA to the switch, a second one is created which is "cfg-in-sync". And sending the snmp host delete command after ceration, the "cfg-in-sync" entry disappears, but never the one which has app-state "cfg-entry-deleted".</P><P>How can we get rid of this "cfg-entry-deleted" snmp host?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:42:20 GMT b00d 2026-03-17T13:42:20Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/data-center-slx/efa-snmp-host-config-with-app-state-cfg-entry-deleted/m-p/121359#M800 <P>Hi</P><P>Our EFA is reporting a config drift on some extreme switches at the snmp host config part.<BR />When checking the drift, it's a snmp host which has been deleted on the switch.<BR />On almost all switches, this could be solved by executing the EFA command to delete the snmp host.</P><P>But there are a few less switches where this isn't possible:</P><LI-CODE lang="markup">(efa:extreme)extreme@tpvm2-lss04m:~$ efa inventory device snmp host list --ip 10.99.99.74 +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | IP Address | Host IP | User | Community | Notify Type | Remote EngineID | Source Interface | Vrf | UDP port | Severity | AppState | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.15 | efav3User | | traps | | management chassis-ip | mgmt-vrf | 162 | None | cfg-not-managed | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.10 | | ***censored*** | traps | | management chassis-ip | mgmt-vrf | 162 | None | cfg-entry-deleted | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.30 | | ***censored*** | traps | | management chassis-ip | mgmt-vrf | 162 | None | cfg-not-managed | +--------------+--------------+-----------+-----------------------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+----------+----------+-------------------+ Snmp host details --- Time Elapsed: 115.241145ms --- (efa:extreme)extreme@tpvm2-lss04m:~$ efa inventory device snmp host delete --ip 10.99.99.74 --host-ip 10.99.99.10 --community '***censored***' +--------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | IP Address | Host IP | Status | Reason | +--------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ | 10.99.99.74 | 10.99.99.10 | Failed | Snmp host 10.99.99.10 with community: | | | | | ***censored*** get from DB failed on device | | | | | 10.99.99.74. Error: Snmp Host for Device Id: 19 hostIP: | | | | | 10.99.99.10 not found | +--------------+--------------+--------+-----------------------------------------------------------------+ Snmp host details --- Time Elapsed: 5.7476751s --- </LI-CODE><P>If i create a new entry for snmp host&nbsp;10.99.99.10 from EFA to the switch, a second one is created which is "cfg-in-sync". And sending the snmp host delete command after ceration, the "cfg-in-sync" entry disappears, but never the one which has app-state "cfg-entry-deleted".</P><P>How can we get rid of this "cfg-entry-deleted" snmp host?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:42:20 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/data-center-slx/efa-snmp-host-config-with-app-state-cfg-entry-deleted/m-p/121359#M800 b00d 2026-03-17T13:42:20Z https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/data-center-slx/efa-snmp-host-config-with-app-state-cfg-entry-deleted/m-p/121361#M801 <P><SPAN>When the app state of an entity is marked as cfg-entry-deleted, it indicates that the configuration entry has been removed and will be reconciled as part of the Drift and Reconcile (DRC) process. Try to run the DRC with --reconcile option to fix this. </SPAN></P><P>efa inventory drift-reconcile execute --ip=10.99.99.74 - this command will tell you the Drift in configuration&nbsp;</P><P>efa inventory drift-reconcile execute --ip=10.99.99.74 --reconcile - this command will make the changes.&nbsp;</P> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:01:25 GMT https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/data-center-slx/efa-snmp-host-config-with-app-state-cfg-entry-deleted/m-p/121361#M801 Balaji 2026-03-17T18:01:25Z