Owner's Manual

256 Configuring Protocols to Send Information to IT Assistant
Setting Up SNMP on VMware ESX Server 4.0 and
Later For Discovery
1 Download the VMware remote command line interface tool (RCLI) from
the VMware website at
www.vmware.com . You can download either a
Virtual Appliance, RCLI tools for Linux, or RCLI tools for Windows
operating system.
2 Run the following command on the VMware ESX Server to configure
SNMP from RCLI:
vicfg-snmp --server <ESX_IP_addr> --username root
--password <password> -c <community name> -p X -t
<ITA_IP_Address>@162/<community name>
Where X represents an unused port.
NOTE: Multiple IT Assistant IP addresses can also be mentioned using a
comma-separated list.
3 Stop the SNMP service if it is already running on your system:
Service snmpd stop
4
Add the following line at the end of the /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf :
proxy -v 1 -c public udp:127.0.0.1:X
.1.3.6.1.4.1.6876
Where X represents the unused port specified above, while configuring
SNMP.
trapsink <IT Assistant_IP_Address>
<community_name>
trapsink
is required to send traps defined in the proprietary MIBs.
5 Run the following command to enable SNMP for VMware ESX Server:
vicfg-snmp --server <ESX_IP_addr> --username root
--password <password> -E
6
Run the following command to view the configuration:
vicfg-snmp --server <ESX_IP_addr> --username root
--password <password> -s