To Enable SNMP v2c on a VMware ESXi Host:


  1. Enable SSH on the ESX Host
  2. SSH into the ESXi Host.
  3. Login as root
  4. Execute the following commands:
    1. esxcli system snmp get
    2. esxcli system snmp set --syscontact=<system contact info>
    3. esxcli system snmp set --syslocation=<location>
    4. esxcli system snmp set --communities=<snmp v2c community string> (don't recommend public)
    5. esxcli system snmp set --enable=true
    6. esxcli system snmp get
  5. End


The ESX host can now be added to TotalView by IP Address and SNMP Community String.  The Hosts can also be designated as a Linux Host for Server Monitoring.