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# sk109469 - "Wrong Type (should be INTEGER)" errors when querying SNMP OID 'vsxCountersTable' on VSX Gateway

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk109469 |
| Date Created | 2016-01-05 |
| Last Modified | 2017-03-06 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Gateway, Hardware |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, Not Version-Specific |
| OS | Gaia |

## Symptoms

- "`Wrong Type (should be INTEGER)`" errors when querying SNMP OID 'vsxCountersTable' (.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.16.23.1) on VSX Gateway.  
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  ```
  
  [Expert@HostName:0]# snmpwalk -v2c -c public localhost -m $CPDIR/lib/snmp/chkpnt.mib .1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.16.23.1 | grep 'Wrong Type'
  CHECKPOINT-MIB::vsxVsSupported.0 = Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): Counter32: 25
  CHECKPOINT-MIB::vsxVsConfigured.0 = Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): Counter32: 2
  CHECKPOINT-MIB::vsxVsInstalled.0 = Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): Counter32: 2
  CHECKPOINT-MIB::vsxStatusVSId.1.0 = Wrong Type (should be Gauge32 or Unsigned32): Counter32: 0
  ... ...
  CHECKPOINT-MIB::vsxStatusCPUUsageVSId.1.0 = Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): Counter32: 0
  ... ...
  ```

*

  ```
  
  [Expert@HostName:0]# snmptable -v2c -c public localhost -m $CPDIR/lib/snmp/chkpnt.mib .1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.16.23.1
  SNMP table: CHECKPOINT-MIB::vsxCountersTable
  
                     vsxCountersVSId                 vsxCountersConnNum               vsxCountersConnPeakNum             vsxCountersConnTableLimit vsxCountersPackets vsxCountersDroppedTotal vsxCountersAcceptedTotal vsxCountersRejectedTotal vsxCountersBytesAcceptedTotal vsxCountersBytesDroppedTotal vsxCountersBytesRejectedTotal vsxCountersLoggedTotal                     vsxCountersIsDataValid
   Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): 0 Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): 53 Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): 3226 Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): 14900              44141                       0                    44141                        0                      21486472                            0                             0                     19          Wrong Type (should be INTEGER): 1
  [Expert@HostName:0]#
  ```

## Cause

Relevant counters in the MIB file are incorrectly defined as "Integer" type.

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