Installation guide

C H A P T E R 7 Using SNMP with ESX Server
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Setting Up and Installing for ESX Server
SNMP
Setting Up VMware ESX Server SNMP
ESX Server 2.1 includes two daemons, a master (snmpd) and a subagent (vmware-
snmpd), as illustrated in the following diagram. 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.
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.
If you want to see ESX Server MIB items, then you must configure the ESX Server
SNMP subagent (vmware-snmpd). If you aren’t interested in ESX Server-specific
SNMP items, then you do not configure vmware-snmpd.
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 271
• Configuring the ESX Server Agent from the Service Console on page 272
ESX Server service console
vmware-snmpd
Default snmpd
Third party
snmpd
or
Master
Subagent
Client