ESXi - Enable SNMP

By EssingtonITS team · 9 November 2022

Learn how to enable SNMP on an ESXi server by activating SSH and configuring settings with specific esxcli commands.

Enable SSH on the ESXi Server

Select 'Services' → 'Enable Secure Shell (SSH)'.

Enter the following commands:


esxcli system snmp set --targets=0.0.0.0@161/public
esxcli system snmp set --communities public
esxcli system snmp set --syslocation "My Server Room"
esxcli system snmp set --syscontact null@example.com
esxcli system snmp set --enable true

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