Installation guide

C H A P T E R 7 Using SNMP with ESX Server
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security mechanism that allow an administrator to set up a more elaborate
permissions scheme. See the snmpd.conf(5) man page for details.
Using SNMP with Guest Operating Systems
To use SNMP to monitor guest operating systems or applications running in virtual
machines, install the SNMP agents you would normally use for that purpose in the
guest operating systems. No special configuration is required on ESX Server.
Keep in mind that the virtual machine uses its own virtual hardware devices. You
should not install in the virtual machine agents intended to monitor hardware on the
physical computer.