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Chapter 5 System Configuration
VMWARE-VMKERNEL-MIB
TheVMWARE-VMKERNEL-MIB.mibfiledefinesvariablesusedtoreporttheVMkernel
state.Table 5‐9liststhevariablesdefinedinthisfile.
Using SNMP with VirtualCenter Server
TheSNMPagentincludedwithVirtualCenterServercanbeusedtosendtrapswhen
analarmistriggeredontheVirtualCenterServer.TheVirtualCenterSNMPagent
functionsonlyasatrapemitter,anddoesnotsupportotherSNMPoperations,suchas
get.AlltrapssentbytheVirtualCenterServerSNMPagent
areSNMPversion1traps.
TheSNMPenterprisetraptypeforVMwareVirtualCenteris201.Itsendsnogeneric
traps.
TousetheVirtualCenterSNMPtraps,youmustdothefollowing:
fdConnected floppyEntry 4 Indicateswhetherthefloppydeviceis
connected.
cdromTable vmwVirtMachines 6 AtableofCD‐ROMdrivesvisibletoa
virtualmachine.
cdromEntry cdromTable 1 ArecordforasingleCD‐ROMdrive.
cdVmIdx cdromEntry 1 Anumbercorrespondingtothevirtual
machine’sindexinthevmTable.
cdromIdx cdromEntry 2 IndexfortheCD‐ROMtable.Givesthe
orderofCD‐
ROMdevicesonthevirtual
machine.
cdromName cdromEntry 3 Thedevicenumberornameforthe
CD‐ROMdevice.
cdromConnected cdromEntry 4 IndicateswhethertheCD‐ROMdevice
isconnected.
Table 5-9. Identification Mappings for VMWARE-VMKERNEL-MIB
Variable ID Mapping Description
esxVMKernel vmwESX 1 TherootOIDforVMkernelvariables.
vmkLoaded esxVMKernel 1 IndicateswhethertheVMkernelhasbeen
loaded.Notethatifthevalueofthisvariable
isNo,thenallothervariablesreportedfor
ESXServer3areinvalid.
Table 5-8. Identification Mappings for VMWARE-VMINFO-MIB (Continued)
Variable ID Mapping Description