SNMP not showing any VMWare specific metrics in ESX 3.5

[JamesAppleby]

Hello,

We have recently installed an ESX 3.5 environment within our company. One important feature that we wish to use is the SNMP support. I have followed the instructions on setting up and accessing this service and I am able to see some values within the machine. I know the service is started and the firewall is allowing it, as there is no problem with viewing data from the iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt area.

However I can't see any of the VMWare specific ones. I believe these should be located in iso.org.dod.internet.private.enterprises.vmware. Firstly, have I understood that correctly?

I am looking for help or any advice on articles I can follow to understand why I am able to see some values but not the ones that I believe ESX provides for VM specific information. I have done numerous searches across the internet and followed as many of the guides as I could, so I apologise if this is a very simple mistake. I am a beginner and am aware this could be obvious to many of you.

Any help that you could give me will be greatly appreciated.

James Appleby

[COdlk]

This doc is for an older version but it may help

http://pubs.vmware.com/esx254/admin/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=admin&file=esx25ad...

I would try to do an snmpwalk on the string in the doc above and see what info you get.

david

[kjb007]

Are you configuring for ESX or ESXi? For ESX, have you enable the MIBs?

-KjB

VMware vExpert

[JamesAppleby]

Thank you for the responses so far. I have not yet resolved this issue.

I am using ESX 3.5, not a version of ESXi.

Following this instructions on pages 94 and 95 of this manual, I have checked to see that a reference to libSNMPESX.so was in snmpd.conf. It was already present.

As already stated, I know the SNMP service is running, as I'm able to see other, non-VMWare specific data. Therefore I'm at a loss as to why I can't see the additional ones I need.

James Appleby

[JamesAppleby]

My apologises,

It seems that after following the instructions I referred to in the previous post, plus adjusting the firewall, etc, that it was working. My mistake was in the tool I was using to check this. It needed references to the MIB files before it was able to see the information that VMWare supplies.

[kjb007]

No problem. Don't forget to leave points for helpful / correct posts.

-KjB

VMware vExpert