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Configuring SNMP on an ESX 3.0.x host (1008186)

This article provides steps to configure your ESX host for SNMP.

To configure a ESX 3.0.x host for SNMP:

Log in to your ESX host using an SSH client.
Open the /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf file in a text editor.
Change the rocommunity and other strings if necessary and save:

syscontact root@localhost = Your contact reference
syslocation room1 = Your location reference
rocommunity public = Community string (default is public)
trapcommunity public = Trap community string (default is public)
trapsink x.x.x.x = Management server IP address

Note: localhost = 127.0.0.1
Run the following command to open the firewall for SNMP:

esxcfg-firewall --enableService snmpd
Run the following command to restart SNMP:

service snmpd restart
Run the following command to enable SNMP on ESX boot:

chkconfig snmpd on
Run the following command to test SNMP on the local ESX host:

snmpwalk -v 1 -c public localhost

Note: Public is the community string.
Run the following command to test SNMP from another system:

snmpwalk -v 1 -c public x.x.x.x

Note: Public is the community string; x.x.x.x is the ESX host IP.

For more information on configuring SNMP, see:

For more information on SNMP and VMware Infrastructure, see the Basic System Administration Guide.

For more information on SNMP in vSphere, see the Basic System Administration Guide.

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