Installation guide

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Using SNMP with ESX Server
Simple network management protocol (SNMP) is a communication protocol between
the SNMP client (for example, a workstation) and the SNMP agent (management
software that executes on a remote device including hosts, routers, X terminals, and so
on). The SNMP client queries the SNMP agent, that provides information to the client
regarding the device’s status. The SNMP agent controls a database called the SNMP
Management Information Base (MIB), a standard set of statistical and control values.
SNMP allows the extension of these standard values with values specific to a particular
device.
This chapter contains the following information about using SNMP with ESX Server:
• Using SNMP to Monitor the Computer Running ESX Server on page 266
• Setting Up and Installing for ESX Server SNMP on page 269
• Configuring the ESX Server Agent on page 271
• Configuring SNMP on page 274
• Using SNMP with Guest Operating Systems on page 275
• VMware ESX Server SNMP Variables on page 276