SNMPv3 and SHA-256

CMK version: 2.0.0p20
OS version: RHEL 8.5

After upgrading from V1.6x (CRE) to V2.0p20 (CEE) the HP ILOs could no longer be queried.
SNMPv3 with authentication and privacy (authpriv)
Auth protocol: SHA-256
Priv protocol: AWS-128

Error: smtp3: Invalid SNMP auth protocol:

A snmpwalk from the checkmk server with the same credentials is successful.

Only after switching to SHA-96 the query succeeds. Is there an explanation/solution for this?

With enterprise it is possible that you need to switch the SNMP backend to the classic one for this host. I had similar problems with SNMPv3 and the inline backup for some special hosts or combinations of Auth/Priv protocols.
Keep in mind, you don’t need to switch the complete SNMP backend. It is enough only to do this for the problem host.

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Thank you very much, this is the solution

Could you please mark Andreas’s answer as the solution then? Thanks!

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