Target Platform: vSphere 4.0 and VMware Infrastructure 3.X
The VMware vSphere Web Services SDK provides a powerful and flexible toolkit for software developers to build management applications for the vSphere platform.
The VMware CIM APIs provide a Common Information Model (CIM) interface for developers building management applications. With the VMware CIM APIs, developers can use standards-based CIM-compliant applications to manage ESX/ESXi hosts. To learn more about our CIM packages including CIM SMASH, CIM Storage API review our CIM documentation and sample code.
Common Information Model (CIM) is an interface based on industry standards for building ESX/ESXi management applications. CIM SMASH/Server Management API features profiles compatible with the DMTF's System Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) initiative. SMASH profiles allow CIM clients to monitor system health of a managed server.
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VMware vSphere™ SNMP MIB Modules
Download a zip file containing the set of SMIv2 (RFC2578/STD58) compliant MIB modules for use with ESX/ESXi and vCenter along with related implementation notes. These MIB modules support all ESX, ESXi and vCenter product releases through version 4.0.
See chapter 5 (Configuring Hosts and vCenter Server: SNMP and vSphere) in the vSphere Basic System Administration guide.