Anyone having any luck with this? I have read a lot on this topic and you see some say it can't be done and others say it can.
I can do an snmp walk of my VM server and get some results but they look really basic. Like basic specs of my hosts. I am looking to see host usage, system usage, etc.
Sorry, thats not covered in the VMware SNMP implementation.
The 'right' way to get this information from a ESX host is to use the vSphere APIs.
Well at least you have a definitive answer
Any recommendations on that? I have seen some emails from Solarwinds. I don't know what else is out there but I will start looking.
nope, the main use of SNMP with vSphere (at least how VMware sees it) is SNMP traps.