Specifications

Administration Guide
226 VMware, Inc.
Overview of Setting Up ESX Server SNMP
ESX!Server!2.5!includes!two!daemons,!a!master!(snmpd),!and!a!subagent!
(vmware-snmpd),!as!illustrated!in!Figure 7‐1.!The!master!snmpd!daemon!is!either!the!
default!snmpd!daemon!shipped!with!ESX!Server!or!a!third!party!SNMP!application!
daemon.!The!subagent!vmware-snmpd!exports!ESX!Server!MIB!information!to!
the!
master!that!communicates!directly!with!the!SNMP!client!application.
Figure 7-1. ESX Server 2.5 setup
Installing the ESX Server SNMP Agents
The!default!master!snmpd!daemon!and!the!VMware‐specific!vmware-snmpd daemon!
are!automatically!installed!when!you!install!ESX!Server.
To!see!ESX!Server!MIB!items,!configure!the!ESX!Server!SNMP!subagent!
(vmware-snmpd).!If!you!aren’t!interested!in!ESX!Server‐specific!SNMP!items,!do!not!
configure!that!particular!subagent.
Configure!the!ESX!
Server!SNMP!subagent!after!you!have!installed!and!configured!ESX!
Server!through!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!You!can!configure!the!ESX!Server!
SNMP!subagent!by!using!a!script!or!through!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!
Depending!on!your!preference,!complete!one!of!the!following:
! “Configuring!the!ESX!Server!Agent!Through!the!VMware!Management!Interface”!
on!page 227
! “Configuring!the!ESX!Server!Agent!from!the!Service!Console”!on!page 228
Configure!your!SNMP!trap!destinations.!See!“Configuring!SNMP!Trap!Destinations”!
on!page 230.
ESX Server service console
vmware-snmpd
Default snmpd
Third party
snmpd
or
Master
Subagent
Client