Owner's Manual

If you are using vSphere CLI on Linux, you can execute the command in step 2 from any directory.
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2. Execute the following command:
vicfg-advcfg.pl --server <ip_address of ESXi host> --username <user_name> --password <password> --set 1 UserVars.CIMOEMProvidersEnabled
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3. For the changes to take effect without restarting the system, use the Restart Management Agents option in the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)
on the local console of the VMware ESXi system.
If the changes are not effective and you cannot connect to the VMware ESXi host using Server Administrator, restart the VMware ESXi host system.
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Enabling CIM OEM Providers Using vMA (for VMware ESXi 4.0/ESXi 4.1)
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1. Log on to the vMA as an administrator and provide the password when prompted.
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2. Execute the following command:
vicfg-advcfg --server <ip_address of ESXi host> --username <user_name> --password <password> --set 1 UserVars.CIMOEMProvidersEnabled
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3. For the changes to take effect without restarting the system, use the Restart Management Agents option in the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI)
on the local console of the VMware ESXi system.
If the changes are not effective and you cannot connect to the VMware ESXi host using Server Administrator, restart the VMware ESXi host system.
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Uninstalling the existing OpenManage VIB
The following command can be used to uninstall the existing OpenManage VIB:
vihostupdate.pl --server <IP Address> -r -B Dell_OpenManage_ESXi_OM640
Reboot the system after uninstalling.
Configuring the SNMP Agent on Systems Running VMware ESXi 4/ESXi 4.1
Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters.You must configure one or more
trap destinations on the system running Server Administrator to send SNMP traps to a management station.
Server Administrator supports SNMP traps on VMware ESXi but does not support SNMP Get and Set operations because VMware ESXi does not provide the
required SNMP support. You can use the VMware vSphere CLI to configure a system running VMware ESXi to send SNMP traps to a management application
such as IT Assistant.
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Configuring Your System to Send Traps to a Management Station Using the vSphere CLI
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1. Install the VMware vSphere CLI.
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2. Open a command prompt on the system in which the vSphere CLI is installed.
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3. Navigate to the directory in which the vSphere CLI is installed. The default location on Linux is /usr/bin and on Windows is C:\Program
Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin.
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4. Configure the SNMP setting using the following command:
vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --username <username> --password <password> -c <community> -t <hostname>@162/<community>
where <server> is the hostname or IP address of the ESXi system, <username> is a user on the ESXi system, <password> is the password of the ESXi
user, <community> is the SNMP community name and <hostname> is the hostname or IP address of the management station.
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NOTE: For ESXi 4.0, use CIMOEMProvidersEnabled and for ESXi 4.1, use CIMoemProviderEnabled.
The .pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux.
NOTE: For ESXi 4.0, use CIMOEMProvidersEnabled and for ESXi 4.1, use CIMoemProviderEnabled.
NOTE: For more information about using the VMware vSphere CLI, see the VMware support site at www.vmware.com/support.
NOTE: If you do not specify a user name and password, you are prompted to specify the same.