Uninstalling The Existing Systems Management VIB
To uninstall the existing Systems Management VIB:
1. Run the following command to uninstall the VIB:
On ESXi 4.x: vihostupdate.pl --server <IP> -r -B <VIB Name>
On ESXi 5.x:
esxcli --server <IP> software vib remove <VIB Name>
2. Reboot the system after uninstalling.
Configuring The SNMP Agent On Systems Running
VMware ESXi
Server Administrator generates Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps in response to
changes in the status of sensors and other monitored parameters. You must configure one or more trap
destinations on the system running Server Administrator to send SNMP traps to a management station.
Server Administrator supports SNMP traps on VMware ESXi but does not support SNMP Get and Set
operations because VMware ESXi does not provide the required SNMP support. You can use the VMware
vSphere CLI to configure VMware ESXi to send SNMP traps to a management application.
NOTE: For more information about using the VMware vSphere CLI, see the VMware support site at
vmware.com/support.
Configuring The System To Send Traps To A Management Station Using The
vSphere CLI
Server Administrator generates SNMP traps in response to changes in the status of sensors and other
monitored parameters. One or more trap destinations must be configured on the system running Server
Administrator to send SNMP traps to a management station.
Configure the ESXi system running Server Administrator to send traps to a management station:
1. Install the VMware vSphere CLI.
2. Open a command prompt on the system in which the vSphere CLI is installed.
3. Navigate to the directory in which the vSphere CLI is installed. The default location on Linux
is /usr/bin and on Windows is C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vSphere CLI\bin.
4. Configure the SNMP setting using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --
username <
username> --password <password> -c <community> -t <hostname>@162/
<community>
where <server> is the hostname or IP address of the ESXi system, <username> is a user on the ESXi
system, <password> is the password of the ESXi user, <community> is the SNMP community name
and <hostname> is the hostname or IP address of the management station.
NOTE: If you do not specify a user name and password, you are prompted to specify the same.
5. Enable SNMP using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --username
<username> --password <password> -E
6. View the SNMP configuration using the command: vicfg-snmp.pl --server <server> --
username <username> --password <password> -s
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