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*Device resources and virtual machine info.    
*Device resources and virtual machine info.    
*What virtual machine is running on what host  
*What virtual machines are running on the host  
*What host is running a specific virtual machine  
*What host is currently running a specific virtual machine  


== Solution ==
== Solution ==


To enable SNMP, execute the following command on each ESX on your network.
{{#invoke:Message box|ambox |type=warming|text=Once SNMP is enabled, the Device Details > SNMP Tables > System Group > Up Time value will start at zero seconds. Consequently, OptiView will show a "Detected reboot in the last5 days" warming for this first five days to come.}}
 
To enable SNMP, the following two commands must be executed on the command line of each ESX. There are slight differences in command syntax starting with version 6.5.
<pre>esxcli system snmp set --community <community string>
<pre>esxcli system snmp set --community <community string>
esxcli system snmp set --enable true</pre>
  OR (version 6.5 and above)
esxcli system snmp set --communities=<community string>
</pre>
<pre>esxcli system snmp set --enable true
&nbsp;  OR (version 6.5 and above)
esxcli system snmp set --enable=true
</pre>
 
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Once SNMP is enabled, the Device Details >&nbsp;SNMP Tables > System Group > Up Time value will start at zero and starts to increase. &nbsp;OptiView will show a "Detected reboot in the last 5&nbsp;days" warming for this first five days. &nbsp;This is normal behavior of VMware and cannot be avoided.
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Latest revision as of 18:53, 2 March 2018

Introduction

When SNMP is enabled on the ESX hypervisors on your network, OptiView will be able to communticate with the ESX and  showi detailed information that is otherwise unavailable.

  • Device resources and virtual machine info.  
  • What virtual machines are running on the host
  • What host is currently running a specific virtual machine

Solution

To enable SNMP, the following two commands must be executed on the command line of each ESX. There are slight differences in command syntax starting with version 6.5. 

esxcli system snmp set --community <community string>
   OR (version 6.5 and above)
esxcli system snmp set --communities=<community string>

esxcli system snmp set --enable true
   OR (version 6.5 and above)
esxcli system snmp set --enable=true

 

 

 

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