The
vCenter Server Appliance
includes an SNMP agent that can send trap notifications and receive
GET
,
GETBULK
, and
GETNEXT
requests.
You can use the appliance shell API commands to enable and configure the
vCenter Server Appliance
SNMP agent. You configure the agent differently depending on whether you want to use SNMP v1/v2c or SNMP v3.
SNMP v3 informs are not supported. The
vCenter Server Appliance
supports only notifications such as v1 and v2c traps, and v3 traps with all security levels.
Configure the SNMP Agent for Polling
If you configure the
vCenter Server Appliance
SNMP agent for polling, it can listen for and respond to requests from SNMP management client systems, such as
GET
,
GETNEXT
, and
GETBULK
requests.
Configure the vCenter Server Appliance for SNMP v1 and v2c
When you configure the
vCenter Server Appliance
SNMP agent for SNMP v1 and v2c, the agent supports sending notifications and receiving
GET
requests.
Configure vCenter Server Appliance for SNMP v3
When you configure the SNMP agent for SNMP v3, the agent supports sending traps. SNMP v3 also provides stronger security than v1 or v2c, including cryptographic authentication and encryption.
Configure the SNMP Agent to Filter Notifications
You can configure the
vCenter Server Appliance
SNMP agent to filter out notifications if you do not want your SNMP management software to receive those notifications.
Configure SNMP Management Client Software
After you have configured the
vCenter Server Appliance
to send traps, you must configure your management client software to receive and interpret those traps.
Reset SNMP Settings to Factory Defaults
You can reset SNMP settings to factory defaults. You can also reset the value of a specific argument to the factory default.
Parent topic:
Using the Appliance Shell to Configure the vCenter Server Appliance
