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  • 1.  vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Posted May 11, 2012 12:56 PM

    Hi,

    I am able to send SNMP traps from my alarms but I would like to forward ALL EVENTS as a SNMP Trap from vCenter server. Is it possible somehow?

    Thanks

    Martin



  • 2.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Posted May 11, 2012 02:24 PM

    From your vCenter Server (Administration-vCenter Server Settings-SNMP) you can configure the SNMP receivers.  From there, your alarm triggers can be setup to "send a notification traps"



  • 3.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Posted May 11, 2012 02:33 PM

    Thanks but I know that...I am able to send Alarms but I would like to forward Events :/



  • 4.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Broadcom Employee


  • 5.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted May 11, 2012 02:41 PM

    Check out the VMWARE-VC-EVENT-MIB mib file.



  • 6.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Posted May 11, 2012 02:57 PM

    This is what I would like to audit; All Events on the whole topology.

    Or maybe access the database itself for such data? (they are anyway saved into the DB...)



  • 7.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Posted May 11, 2012 03:08 PM

    I have not used this before, but it may be worth looking into

    http://www.quest.com/changeauditor-for-vmware-vcenter/



  • 8.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Posted May 12, 2012 12:51 PM

    This one looks good, but we are using mostly Linux as a management systems and heterogenous infrastructure is not a good choice for use :/ Any other hint regarding this one? Has someone of you dig through the VC database itself?



  • 9.  RE: vCenter - Events as a SNMP Trap?

    Posted May 11, 2012 02:41 PM

    forward the alarm events?  You have to also configure the MIBs

    http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.ICbase/PDF/vsphere-esxi-vcenter-server-50-monitoring-performance-guide.pdf