Change ESXi SNMP settings with PowerCLi

This is how to change your VMware vSphere ESXi SNMP settings with PowerCLi.

# Connect to your ESXi server
Connect-VIServer -Server <servername> -Protocol https -user <user> (-password <password>)

# Check current SNMP settings
Get-VMHostSnmp

# Set the SNMP community string + enable SNMP
Get-VMHostSnmp | Set-VMHostSnmp -ReadOnlyCommunity ‘string’ -Enabled:$true