Configuring SNMP on ESXi

ESXi SNMP Setup

SNMP Setup for ESXi must be configured using the Vsphere Command line Interface.
http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vcli/

Configure SNMP Community.

vicfg-snmp.pl --server esxi_servername.domain -c community_name

Set  the Target Trap address

vicfg-snmp.pl --server esxi_servername.domain -t trap_server_ip/community_name

Enable SNMP

vicfg-snmp.pl --server esxi_servername.domain --enable

View SNMP Setup

vicfg-snmp.pl --server esxi_servername.domain  --show