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Chapter 7 Using SNMP with ESX Server
Configuring the ESX Server Agent
You!can!configure!the!ESX!Server!agent!in!two!ways,!described!in!these!sections:
! “Configuring!the!ESX!Server!Agent!Through!the!VMware!Management!Interface,”!
next
! “Configuring!the!ESX!Server!Agent!from!the!Service!Console”!on!page 228
Configuring the ESX Server Agent Through the VMware
Management Interface
This!section!describes!how!to!use!the!VMware Management Interface!to!configure!the!
ESX Server Agent.!To!configure!the!agent!using!the!service!console,!refer!to!
“Configuring!the!ESX!Server!Agent!from!the!Service!Console”!on!page 228.
To configure the ESX Server SNMP subagent
1Log!in!to!the!VMware!Management!Interface!as!root.
The!Status!Monitor!appears.
2Click!the!Options!tab.
3Click!SNMP
!Configuration.
The!options!on!this!tab!toggle!between!two!choices.!To!change!an!option,!click!the!
link.