Users Guide

Configuring The System To Send Traps To A Management Station Using The

vSphere CLI

Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other

monitored parameters. One or more trap destinations must be configured on the system running Server

Administrator to send SNMP traps to a management station.

Configure the ESXi system running Server Administrator to send traps to a management station:

1. Install the VMware vSphere CLI.

2. Open a command prompt on the system in which the vSphere CLI is installed.

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.

4. Configure the SNMP setting using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --

username <username> --password <password> -c <community> -t <hostname>@162/

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.

NOTE: If you do not specify a user name and password, you are prompted to specify the same.

5. Enable SNMP using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --username

<username> --password <password> -E

6. View the SNMP configuration using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --

username <username> --password <password> -s

7. Test the SNMP configuration using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --

username <username> --password <password> -T

NOTE: The .pl extension is not required if you are using vSphere CLI on Linux or using vMA.

The SNMP trap configuration takes effect immediately without restarting any services.

Troubleshooting

• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:

unpacking c:\OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-<version>-<bldno>.VIB-ESX<version>i_<bld-

revno

>.zip

metadata.zip.sig does not exist

signature mismatch : metadata.zip

Unable to unpack update package.

This error is displayed if you are using an older version of the Remote CLI. To resolve this issue,

download and install the latest vSphere version of the CLI.

• When attempting to use the vihostupdate command, the following error may be displayed:

Unable to create, write or read a file as expected.I/O Error (28) on file :

[Errno 28] No space left on device.

See the VMware KB article 1012640 at kb.vmware.com to fix this error.