Running VMware ESX Server
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Using SNMP with ESX Server
This section contains the following information about using SNMP with ESX Server:
• Using SNMP to Monitor the Computer Running ESX Server on page 125
• Information about the Physical Computer on page 126
• Information about the Virtual Machines on page 126
• Traps Sent by the Agent on page 127
• Installing and Running the ESX Server SNMP Agent on page 127
• Configuring the ESX Server SNMP Agent on page 129
• System Information on page 129
• Access Control on page 129
• Trap Configuration on page 130
• Other Configuration File Entries on page 130
• Configuration File Issues on page 131
• Configuring SNMP Management Software on page 131
• Configuring SNMP Security on page 132
• Using SNMP with Guest Operating Systems on page 132
• VMware ESX Server SNMP Variables on page 132
Using SNMP to Monitor the Computer Running ESX Server
ESX Server ships with an SNMP agent that allows you to monitor the health of the
physical machine where ESX Server is running and of virtual machines running on it.
This agent is based on Net-SNMP with enhancements to support data specific to ESX
Server. Background information on Net-SNMP is available at net-snmp.sourceforge.net.
The ESX Server SNMP agent can be used with any management software that can
load and compile a management information base (MIB) in SMIv1 format and can
understand SNMPv1 trap messages.
To use the ESX Server SNMP agent, configure it following the directions below, then
connect to the agent using your management software’s normal procedures. The
location of the VMware subtree in the SNMP hierarchy is
.iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.vmware
(.1.3.6.1.4.1.6876).
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