

If you required to target a specific SNMP receiver we can filter the name further, in the below example retrieving the configuration for SNMP receiver 2. In order to retrieve the configuration for each SNMP receiver and to display the configuration parameter and value, we can invoke the following: Get-AdvancedSetting -Entity -Name snmp.receiver.* | fl Description, Value, Description You may also configure SNMP on a vCenter server using PowerCLI by invoking the ‘Get-AdvancedSetting’ and ‘Set-AdvancedSetting’ cmdlets, to which the Entity parameter is the vCenter server. To configure SNMP receivers, using the vSphere Web Client, select the vCenter server instance and browse to Manage > General > Edit > SNMP receivers. You can configure a maximum of four SNMP receivers can be configured per vCenter to send SNMP traps to management systems.

SNMP can be used to automatically retrieve status information from vSphere and ESXi hosts and provide the ability to push this information into a monitoring and management system.
