6.5.1
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
- Redirect vCenter Server Appliance Log Files to Another Machine
- Monitor Network Use
- Monitor CPU and Memory Use
- Monitor Database Use
- 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
- Using the Appliance Shell to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
- Access the Appliance Shell
- Enable and Access the Bash Shell 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
- Browse the Log Files By Using the showlog Plug-In
- API Commands in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell
- 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 Use 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 Run the snmp.set --port command to congure the port.
For example, run the following command:
snmp.set --port port
Here port is the port for the SNMP agent to use for listening for polling requests.
I The port you specify must not be already in use by other services. Use IP addresses from
the dynamic range, port 49152 and up.
3 (Optional) If the SNMP agent is not enabled, enable it by running the snmp.enable command.
Configure the vCenter Server Appliance for SNMP v1 and v2c
When you congure the vCenter Server Appliance SNMP agent for SNMP v1 and v2c, the agent supports
sending notications and receiving GET requests.
In SNMP v1 and v2c, community strings are namespaces that contain one or more managed objects.
Namespaces can act as a form for authentication, but this does not secure the communication. To secure the
communication, use SNMP v3.
Procedure
1 Congure SNMP Communities on page 42
To enable the vCenter Server Appliance SNMP agent to send and receive SNMP v1 and v2c messages,
you must congure at least one community for the agent.
2 Congure the SNMP Agent to Send v1 or v2c Notications on page 43
You can use the vCenter Server Appliance SNMP agent to send virtual machine and environmental
notications to management systems.
Configure SNMP Communities
To enable the vCenter Server Appliance SNMP agent to send and receive SNMP v1 and v2c messages, you
must congure at least one community for the agent.
An SNMP community denes a group of devices and management systems. Only devices and management
systems that are members of the same community can exchange SNMP messages. A device or management
system can be a member of multiple communities.
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 --communities command to congure an SNMP community.
For example, to congure public, east, and west network operation center communities, run the
following command:
snmp.set --communities public,eastnoc,westnoc
Each time you specify a community with this command, the seings you specify overwrite the previous
conguration.
To specify multiple communities, separate the community names with a comma.
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