Activate SNMP on VSphere client
Configuration -> Security Profile -> Firewall -> Properties -> SNMP
Connect to ESXI using SSH and run the command below, changing community, contact email and location:
esxcli system snmp set -r && esxcli system snmp set -c public && esxcli system snmp set -p 161 && esxcli system snmp set -C contact@domain.com && esxcli system snmp set -L "City, State" && esxcli system snmp set -e yes
#firewall all hosts
esxcli network firewall ruleset set --ruleset-id snmp --allowed-all true
esxcli network firewall ruleset set --ruleset-id snmp --enabled true#firewall for specific network
esxcli network firewall ruleset set --ruleset-id snmp --allowed-all false
esxcli network firewall ruleset allowedip add --ruleset-id snmp --ip-address 10.20.0.0.0/23
esxcli network firewall ruleset set --ruleset-id snmp --enabled true#restart snmp
/etc/init.d/snmpd restart
Set time:
esxcli system time set -d 31 -M 1 -y 2012 -H 18 -m 0 -s 0
source: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003736
View log in browser:
https://server_ip_or_name/host/syslog.log
