VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 8.0

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Configure a Trap Destination with ESXCLI

You can use ESXCLI to configure a trap destination and send traps.
Specify one of the options listed in Connection Options for ESXCLI Host Management Commands in place of
<conn_options>
.
  1. Make sure a community is set up. 
    esxcli system snmp get <conn_options>


    Current SNMP agent settings:
Enabled: 1
UDP port: 161
Communities: public
Notification targets:
  2. Set the target address, port number, and community. 
    esxcli <conn_options> system snmp set -t target.example.com@163/public
    Each time you specify a target with this command, the settings you specify overwrite all previously specified settings. To specify multiple targets, separate them with a comma.
    You can change the port that the SNMP agent sends data to on the target using the
    --targets
     option. That port is UDP 162 by default.
  3. Enable the SNMP agent if it is not yet running. 
    esxcli <conn_options> system snmp set --enable=yes
  4. Send a test trap to verify that the agent is configured correctly. 
    esxcli <conn_options> system snmp test
    The agent sends a
    warmStart
     trap to the configured target.

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