Users Guide

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Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running Supported VMware

ESXi 4.X and ESXi 5.X Operating Systems

Server Administrator supports SNMP traps on VMware ESXi 4.X and ESXi

5.X. If a standalone license is only present, SNMP configuration fails on

VMware ESXi operating systems. Server Administrator does not support

SNMP Get and Set operations on VMWare ESXi 4.X and ESXi 5.x as the

required SNMP support is unavailable. The VMware vSphere Command-

Line Interface (CLI) is used to configure systems running VMware ESXi 4.X

and ESXi 5.X to send SNMP traps to a management station.

NOTE: For more information about using the VMware vSphere CLI, see

vmware.com/support.

Configuring Your System to Send Traps to a Management Station

Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the

status of sensors and other monitored parameters. One or more trap

destinations must be configured on the system running Server Administrator

for SNMP traps to be sent to a management station.

To configure your ESXi system running Server Administrator to send traps to

a management station, perform the following steps:

Install the VMware vSphere CLI.

Open a command prompt on the system where the VMware vSphere CLI

is installed.

Change to the directory where the VMware vSphere CLI is installed. The

default location on Linux is

/usr/bin

. The default location on Windows is

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin

Execute the following command:

vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --username

<username> --password <password> -c <community> -t

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