# 16 SNMP Appendix A

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16.1 Appendix A

This appendix describes the conversion of SNMPv2 to SNMPv1 error messages. The instrumentation functions should return v2 error messages.

Mapping of SNMPv2 error message to SNMPv1:

SNMPv2 message | SNMPv1 message
noError | noError
genErr | genErr
noAccess | noSuchName
wrongType | badValue
wrongLength | badValue
wrongEncoding | badValue
wrongValue | badValue
noCreation | noSuchName
inconsistentValue | badValue
resourceUnavailable | genErr
commitFailed | genErr
undoFailed | genErr
notWritable | noSuchName
inconsistentName | noSuchName

Table 16.1: Error Messages