SNMP v3 on VMWare ESX

 Problem Description : 

Configure SNMP v3 on VMWare ESX

 Resolution : 

SSH into the esx host

# esxcli system snmp set --syslocation "IC 107C [33.047388,-84.155089]"

# esxcli system snmp set --syscontact "GSC IT <helpstar@gordonstate.edu>"

# esxcli system snmp set --authentication SHA1

# esxcli system snmp set --privacy AES128

# esxcli system snmp hash --auth-hash {authentication_password} --priv-hash {privacy_password} --raw-secret

The system will then provide an authhash and a privhash that are used for the next command

# esxcli system snmp set --users gscsnmp/authhash_provided_by_earlier_command/privhash_provided_by_earlier_command/priv

# esxcli system snmp set --enable true

 Revision Date : 12/9/2019