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Title
Where to find VMWARE Logs -
Description
Date - 3/11
Affected Product Version - Netvault Backup
Affected Module & Version - VMWARE
OS Version - Linux
Application Information - ESX Hosts
Description:
Where to find ESX Logs
Symptoms:
Various ESX Log Locations
Solution:
Most often you would be monitoring vmkwarning log or hostd.log for backup and restore operations.
The vmkernel logs (which log everything related to the kernel/core of the ESX) are located at /var/log/vmkernel.
The vmkwarning logs (which log warnings from the vmkernel) are located at /var/log/vmkwarning.
The vmksummary logs (which provide a summary of system activities such as uptime, downtime, reasons for downtime)
are located at /var/log/vmksummary.
The hostd log (which is the log of the ESX management service of the ESX) are located at /var/log/vmware/hostd.log.
The messages log (which log activity on the Service Console operating system) is located at /var/log/messages.
The VirtualCenter Agent log is located at /var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa.log.
The Automatic Availability Manager (AAM) logs are located at /var/log/vmware/aam/vmware_<hostname>-xxx.log.
The SW iSCSI logs are located at /var/log/vmkiscsid.log.
The System boot log is located at /var/log/boot-logs/sysboot.log.
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