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description: "Discussion on \"VM ESXi  SNMP Failed - An error occurred during host configuration.\". SSH into the host you might need to enable SSH temporarily: select the host click to configure and scroll to services on the left, select SSH and click the green play/start button on top\n\ncd /etc/vmware\n\ncp snmp.xml snamp.xml.bkup\n\nrm -f snmp.xml\n\nvi..."
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# [VM ESXi SNMP Failed - An error occurred during host configuration.](https://www.levenzonlabs.com/vm-esxi-snmp-failed-an-error-occurred-during-host-configuration?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

SSH into the host you might need to enable SSH temporarily: select the host click to configure and scroll to services on the left, select SSH and click the green play/start button on top cd /etc/vmware cp snmp.xml snamp.xml.bkup rm -f snmp.xml vi...

Sep 23, 2021 · 1 min read · levenzonlabs.com  
Updated Jan 21, 2022  
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