Unable to start snmp service on ESXi 6.0 host
Article ID: 345433
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Products
VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
- You are unable to start snmp service on the ESXi host, either from vSphere Client or from the CLI
- Starting the SNMP Server service from vSphere Client throws the following error:
- Starting the snmpd service from CLI throws the following error:
- Following KB Cannot start the snmpd service from VMware vCenter Server did not resolve the issue
Environment
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
Cause
If the snmptraps ramdisk already exist, snmpd will not start
Running vdf -h |grep snmp showed that the snmptraps ramdisk was mounted on /var/spool/snmp
Running vdf -h |grep snmp showed that the snmptraps ramdisk was mounted on /var/spool/snmp
Resolution
- Remove the snmptraps ramdisk and the mount point
$ localcli system visorfs ramdisk remove -t /var/spool/snmp
$ rm -r /var/spool/snmp
$ rm -r /var/spool/snmp
- Start the snmpd service:
$ /etc/init.d/snmpd start
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