Esxi Software Configuration - Dell PowerEdge System Management Manual

• Baseboard Management Utilities User's Guide:
support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smbmcmu
• VMware Infrastructure Remote Command Line Interface (RCLI):
www.vmware.com/download/vi/drivers_tools.html
• VMware Infrastructure Client: www.vmware.com/support/pubs
• VMware VirtualCenter Server: www.vmware.com/support/pubs

ESXi Software Configuration

ESXi must be configured to enable monitoring of the server using SNMP . To
configure SNMP in ESXi:
1 Configure the SNMP settings in ESX Server by using VMware RCLI. The
following commands must be executed from the server where VMware
RCLI is installed:
Configure the SNMP setting using the following command:
a
vicfg-snmp --server <ESX_IP_Address> --username
root --password <password> -c <community_name>
-t <ITAIP>@162/<community_name>
Enable SNMP using the following command:
b
vicfg-snmp --server <ESX_IP_Address> --username
root --password <password> -E
To view the SNMP configuration, execute the following command:
c
vicfg-snmp --server <ESX_IP_Address> --username
root --password <password> -s
2 Perform discovery and inventory of the server using IT Assistant.
Perform discovery and inventory of the ESX server system interface
a
using SNMP
Perform discovery and inventory of the DRAC interface using IPMI.
b
For more information, refer to the IT Assistant User Guide at
www.support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smitasst/.
Once discovered, the ESX server is ready to be monitored using IT
Assistant. SNMP traps from the ESX server can be received in IT Assistant.
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