![]() ![]() You can find more information on other types of vCenter logs at the VMware KB.Įxtract the file you exported, and browse to /var/log/vmware/vpxd The log we are looking for is usually the vpxd.log file, but there are also many other types of log files. It will give you an even better understanding of how vCenter works, and interacts with ESXi. ![]() If you have some time, it is fun to play around and look through things. There is a ton of stuff included with the export from vCenter. It keeps track of basically everything vCenter does, like tasks and events, as well as vSphere client connections. There’s a lot of stuff here and it is easy to get overwhelmed if you have never taken a look at these logs before.Ĭhances are good you are going to look at the vpxd log, since this is the main vCenter log. Head on over to the /var/log/vmware in the file you extracted to take a look at your log files. The download from vCenter is a Zip file with a TGZ file inside. Once the download is complete, you can extract the file. This may take a while depending on the size of your VMware vSphere environment. Once we select EXPORT LOGS we are ready to go. You can also upload these logs to VMware directly in vCenter. If you do have an issue in your vSphere environment, VMware support may ask you to export your logs, with specific options in this screen. We are not going to select these things since we aren’t having any specific issues, we’re just playing around. ![]() In the next screen, you can specify if you want performance data, and also put a password on your core dumps if you would like to. Today, we are just going to grab the vCenter logs. You can export ESXi logs and vCenter logs by clicking the appropriate buttons. You’ll be met with the following screen which will give you a couple options. Simply right click on your vCenter in the inventory pane, and select Export System Logs… One way to export your vCenter Server logs is to do it from the vSphere client. Exporting vCenter Server Logs to Your ComputerĮxporting vCenter Server Logs to Your Computer. ![]()
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