SecureStack SNMP v3 "engine ID is not valid" error

[FAQ_User]

Article ID: 11551

Products
SecureStack C3, C2, B3, B2, A2

Changes
Implementing SNMPv3 management of a stackable switch.
Configuring stackable switches with the (e.g. NetSight) SNMP server remote engineID.
Issued the '

code:

set snmp user...

' command (e.g. 5390) to specify the remote engineID.

Symptoms
CLI error message "

code:

Error, engine ID is not valid:

<

engineID

>" is generated.

For example:

code:

B3(su)-

>

set snmp user Myv3admin remote 811117e5807f4f1111d7f74f49 authentication md5 MyAuthPass privacy MyPrivPass

code:

Error, engine ID is not valid: 811117e5807f4f1111d7f74f49

code:

B3(su)-

>

Cause
With some products this is optional, but the SecureStacks expect the remote engineID to be entered with a colon ("

code:

:

") between each of its octets.

Solution
Functions as Designed (FAD).

Type the command to include delimiting colons embedded within the remote engineID.

For example:

code:

B3(su)-

>

set snmp user Myv3admin remote 81:11:17:e5:80:7f:4f:11:11:d7:f7:4f:49 authentication md5 MyAuthPass privacy MyPrivPass

code:

B3(su)-

>