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Enable SNMP Monitoring

1. Turn on SSH
   1. Login
   2. Navigate to Configuration
   3. Click on Security Profile
   4. Go to Properties
   5. Enable SSH
2. SSH into server
3. edit /etc/vmware/snmp.xml 
   1. vi /etc/vmware/snmp.xml
   2. hit "i" to insert text

   3. Edit the config to mimic the following configurations (You can also use IP instead of the fqdn): 

      <config>                                                                                                          
      <snmpSettings>                                                                                            
      <enable>true</enable>                                                                       
      <communities>community</communities>                                    
      <port>161</port>                           
      <targets>server.fqdn.local/communities</targets>
      </snmpSettings>
      </config>

   4. hit Esc, then :w to write changes
   5. hit Esc, then :q to exit

4. Restart SNMP Services 

   services.sh restart

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