Specifications

Administration Guide
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The!second!command!starts!the!subagent!vmware-snmpd!daemon.
By!default,!the!agents!start!and!run!as!background!processes.
Configuring SNMP
The!following!sections!discuss!SNMP!configuration!options!for!setting!trap!
destinations,!configuring!management!client!software,!security!settings,!and!guest!
operating!system!configuration.!
Configuring SNMP Trap Destinations
You!cannot!configure!trap!destinations!through!the!VMware!Management!Interface.!
To configure traps
1Log!into!the!service!console!as!the!root!user!and!modify!the!
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf!file.
2Using!a!text!editor,!add!the!following!line,!replacing!mercury.solar.com!with!the!
name!of!the!host!on!your!network!that!will!receive!traps.!
trapsink mercury.solar.com
Repeat!this!line!to!specify!more!than!one!destination.
3Add!the!following!line,!replacing!public!with!a!community!name!of!your!choice.
trapcommunity public
There!can!be!only!one!instance!of!this!line.!
4 Save!your!changes.
Configuring SNMP Management Client Software
To!use!your!SNMP!management!software!with!the!ESX!Server!agent,!take!the!steps!
needed!to!accomplish!the!following:
! In!your!management!software,!specify!the!ESX!Server!machine!as!an!SNMP‐based!
managed!device.
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OTE The!master!snmpd!daemon!can!run!by!itself!or!together!with!the!subagent!
vmware-snmpd!daemon.!However,!the!subagent!daemon!cannot!run!alone.
NOTE If!you!use!a!file!other!than!/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf,!make!sure!the!file!name!
is!correctly!specified!on!the!SNMP!configuration!page!in!the!management!
interface.