3
Select View > Filtering to refer to the filtering options.
4
Enter text in the data field.
5
Click Clear to empty the data field.
External System Logs
VMware technical support might request several files to help resolve any issues you have with the product.
This section describes the types and locations of log files found on various ESX 4.0 component systems.
N
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On Windows systems, several log files are stored in the Local Settings directory, which is located at
C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Local Settings\
. This folder is hidden by default.
ESX/ESXi System Logs
You may need the ESX/ESXi system log files to resolve technical issues.
Table 5-15
lists log files associated with ESX systems.
Table 5-15.
ESX/ESXi System Logs
Component
Location
ESX Server 2.x Service log
/var/log/vmware/vmware-serverd.log
ESX Server 3.x or ESX Service log
/var/log/vmware/hostd.log
vSphere Client Agent log
/var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa.log
Virtual Machine Kernel Core file
/root/vmkernel-core.<date>
and
/root/vmkernel-log.<date>
These files are present after you reboot your machine.
Syslog log
/var/log/messages
Service Console Availability report
/var/log/vmkernel
VMkernel Messages
/var/log/vmkernel
VMkernel Alerts and Availability report
/var/log/vmkernel
VMkernel Warning
/var/log/vmkwarning
Virtual Machine log file
vmware.log
in the same directory as the .
vmx
file for the virtual machine
Virtual Machine Configuration file
<virtual_machine_name>/<virtual_machine_name>.vmx
located on a
datastore associated with the managed host. Used the virtual machine
summary page in the vSphere Client to determine the datastore on which
this file is located.
vSphere Client System Logs
You may need the vSphere Client system log files to resolve technical issues.
Table 5-16
lists log files associated with the vSphere Client machine.
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