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- The client uses Active Directory to create a user and assign permissions via group policy to vCenter Users.
- If so, ask the Client to create a vCenter account with Read-Only access.
- The client uses Active Directory for vCenter user creation only, and not assigning permissions.
- If so, ask the Client to create a vCenter account via Active Directory, then follow the steps detailed in the Role Assignment section to assign Read-Only permission to the User.
SNMP Configuration
Configure SNMP V1/V2
Configure SNMP Community String
This step can be skipped if you have Community String Configured
Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role
The default user with super administrator role is root.
Run the snmp.set --communities command to configure an SNMP community
For example, to configure public, VSM communities, run the following command:
| snmp.set --communities public,VSM |
Each time you specify a community with this command, the settings you specify overwrite the previous configuration.
To specify multiple communities, separate the community names with a comma.
Additional details can be found here
Configure the SNMP Agent to Send v1 or v2c Notifications
Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role
The default user with super administrator role is root.
Make sure SNMP agent is enabled,if not enable it by running snmp.enable command
Run the snmp.set --targets target_address@port/community command to send SNMP Notifications to VSM.
Use the following for SNMP target Parameters
| Field | Description |
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| target_address | Enter VSM Probe IP Address |
| Port | Enter the SNMP Port , if no value is specified then the default port 161 will be used |
| community | Enter the Community String to be used |
For example, run the following command for configuring the targets 192.0.2.1 with community VSM
| snmp.set --targets 192.0.2.1/VSM |
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.
Run snmp.test command to send a test trap to VSM.
The agent sends a warmStart trap to the configured Agent
vCenter SNMP Configuration
SNMP configuration is required as part of CUCM Monitoring. SNMP can be configured as V1, V2, or V3 based on customer requirements.
You can configure up to four receivers to receive SNMP traps from vCenter Server. For each receiver, specify a host name, port, and community.
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Fill in the data as the below:
| Field | Value | Mandatory / Optional |
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| Enable reciever | Turn it on for the receiver that is going to be used by VSM | Mandatory |
| Receiver (Number) URL | Enter IP Address of VSM Probe | Mandatory |
| Receiver Port | 162 | Mandatory |
| Community String | Enter the Community String that is going to be used by VSM | Mandatory |
Web Portal Configuration
Add vCenter
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