6.0.1
Table Of Contents
- vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- Contents
- About vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
- Updated Information
- vCenter Server Appliance Overview
- Using the Appliance Management Interface to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log In to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface
- View the vCenter Server Appliance Health Status
- Reboot or Shut Down the vCenter Server Appliance
- Export a Support Bundle
- Enable or Disable SSH and Bash Shell Access
- Configure the DNS, IP Address, and Proxy Settings
- Configure the System Time Zone and Time Synchronization Settings
- Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User
- Using the vSphere Web Client to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Join the vCenter Server Appliance to an Active Directory Domain
- Leave an Active Directory Domain
- Add a User to the SystemConfiguration.BashShellAdministrators Group
- Edit Access Settings to the vCenter Server Appliance
- Edit the DNS and IP Address Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Edit the Firewall Settings of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Edit the Startup Settings of a Service
- Start, Stop, or Restart Services in the vCenter Server Appliance
- View the Health Status of Services and Nodes
- Edit the Settings of Services
- Export a Support Bundle
- Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine
- Using the Appliance Shell to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Access the Appliance Shell
- Enable Bash Shell Access From the Appliance Shell
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing Commands
- Get Help About the Plug-Ins and API Commands in the Appliance
- Plug-Ins in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell
- API Commands in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell
- Browse the Log Files by Using the showlog Plug-In
- Configuring SNMP for the vCenter Server Appliance
- Configuring Time Synchronization Settings in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Managing Local User Accounts in the vCenter Server Appliance
- User Roles in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Get a List of the Local User Accounts in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Create a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Update the Password of a Local User in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Update a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Delete a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Monitor Health Status and Statistics in the vCenter Server Appliance
- Using the vimtop Plug-In to Monitor the Resource Usage of Services
- Using the Direct Console User Interface to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Log In to the Direct Console User Interface
- Change the Password of the Root User
- Configure the Management Network of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Restart the Management Network of the vCenter Server Appliance
- Enable Access to the Appliance Bash shell
- Access the Appliance Bash Shell for Troubleshooting
- Export a vCenter Server Support Bundle for Troubleshooting
- Index
2 Congure SNMP Authentication and Privacy Protocols on page 39
SNMP v3 optionally supports authentication and privacy protocols.
3 Congure SNMP Users on page 40
You can congure up to ve users who can access SNMP v3 information. User names must be no more
than 32 characters long.
4 Congure SNMP v3 Targets on page 41
Congure SNMP v3 targets to allow the SNMP agent to send SNMP v3 traps.
Configure the SNMP Engine ID
Every SNMP v3 agent has an engine ID, which serves as a unique identier for the agent. The engine ID is
used with a hashing function to generate localized keys for authentication and encryption of SNMP v3
messages.
If you do not specify an engine ID before you enable the SNMP agent, when you enable the standalone
SNMP agent, an engine ID is generated.
Procedure
1 Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role.
The default user with super administrator role is root.
2 Run the snmp.set --engineid command to congure the target.
For example, run the following command:
snmp.set --engineid 80001adc802417e202b8613f5400000000
Here, 80001adc802417e202b8613f5400000000 is the ID, a hexadecimal string between 5 and 32 characters
in length.
Configure SNMP Authentication and Privacy Protocols
SNMP v3 optionally supports authentication and privacy protocols.
Authentication is used to ensure the identity of users. Privacy allows for encryption of SNMP v3 messages
to ensure condentiality of data. The privacy protocols provide a higher level of security than is available in
SNMP v1 and v2c, which use community strings for security.
Both authentication and privacy are optional. However, you must enable authentication if you plan to
enable privacy.
The SNMP v3 authentication and privacy protocols are licensed vSphere features and might not be available
in some vSphere editions.
Procedure
1 Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role.
The default user with super administrator role is root.
2 (Optional) Run the snmp.set --authentication command to congure authentication.
For example, run the following command:
snmp.set --authentication protocol
Here, protocol must be either none, for no authentication,SHA1, or MD5.
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