Monitoring VMware vCenter Appliance with SNMP
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VMware provides a vCenter (Linux) Appliance since vSphere 5. Unfortunately, the one shipping with 5.0 was a bit low on features. I am giving a try on v5.1 and it is far better. Except that SNMP in not enabled…
I’ll keep the quick&dirty directions here. The source link is already quite complete.
Connect to the vCSA using SSH and the admin credentials ; the same you use to connect to the Web GUI.
Check your SuSe version to enable to right repository:
vcenter:~ # cat /etc/SuSE-release
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
VERSION = 11
PATCHLEVEL = 2
Configure the use of the standard SuSe repository using the yast command.
Select the Software / Software Repositories option. Use the Add function to
“Specify URL…” and enter the following “Repository Name”:
http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/
Then, browse to Software /> Software Management, “Search Phrase” for “snmp”,
select “net-snmp” and validate the installation. I was prompted to reboot the
host, so I did it.
Issue the following commands to configure and automate snmpd start:
# chkconfig snmpd on
# vi /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
(...)
syslocation Paris, France
syscontact Joel Carnat <jdoe@tumfatig.net>
rocommunity secret
# service snmpd start
I didn’t have to modify the hosts.allow file to have the SNMP daemon answer
my monitoring server.
Finally, configure your monitoring server and get that stats out of the vCenter.
Source: Monitor vCenter Appliance (vCSA) via SNMP