June 10, 2020
Monitor VMware ESXi Host Using LibreNMS
Linux General,Server,VMware,Configuring SNMP on VMware ESXi host Log in to the ESXi host with root user credentials. Once you have logged in, check the current SNMP configurations # esxcli system snmp get Authentication: Communities: Enable: false Engineid: Hwsrc: indications Loglevel: info Notraps: Port: 161Privacy:Remoteusers:Syscontact:Syslocation:Targets:Users:V3targets: You can start the configuration by setting the community string(s). #esxcli system snmp set –communities <community> e.g# esxcli system snmp set –communities actsupport Configure SNMP Port # esxcli system snmp set –port 161 Enable SNMP on the server # esxcli system snmp set –enable true Set syscontact # esxcli system snmp set –syscontact infrastructure@actsupport.com Set Server Location: # esxcli system snmp set –syslocation US-RA0154 Check SNMP firewall rules: # esxcli network firewall get Default Action: DROP Enabled: true Loaded: true # esxcli network firewall ruleset rule list | grep snmpsnmp Inbound UDP Dst 161 161 # esxcli network firewall ruleset allowedip list | grep snmpsnmp All Only…
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May 13, 2020
Troubleshoot the most common ESXi Booting Issues Now!
Server,VMware,Have you faced the ESXi Booting issue, is it in a non-responding state or unable to access the specified host? Well, then this guide could help you to troubleshoot while your ESXi is disconnected or in a non-responding state in the vCenter Server. If your host stops at bootup while sharing a boot disk with another host…
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May 11, 2020
Troubleshooting ESXi hosts
Server,VMware,When you have issues with ESXi hosts, it will affect your VMs as well, so let’s check the common ESXi hosts issues you could be facing. In this guide you can find the complete troubleshooting details needed for installation, how to monitor the health of your ESXi host, and how to export diagnostic information required.…
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May 7, 2019
Email alert ! when someone logs into your server as root
Server,Email Alert: It’s very crucial to keep track of what is happening with servers and who logs into the server as far as the security of the server is concerned. Any user who gains root access can do whatever he wants. So its highly necessary to Setup an Email alert when something anonymous takes place.…
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