Table 5-16.
vSphere Client System Logs
Component
Location
vSphere Client
Installation log
Temp directory on the vSphere Client machine.
Example:
C:\Documents and Settings\
<user name>\Local Settings\Temp\vmmsi.log
or
C:\Users\
<user name>\Local Settings\Temp\vmmsi.log
vSphere Client
Service log
\vpx
directory in the Application Data directory on the vSphere Client machine.
Example:
C:\Documents and Settings\
<user name>\Local Settings\Application
Data\vpx\viclient-x.log
or
C:\Users\
<user name>\Local Settings\Application
Data\vpx\viclient-x.log
x(=0, 1, ... 9)
VMware Server System Logs
You may need the VMware Server system log files and the configuration file to resolve technical issues.
Table 5-17
lists log files associated with VMware Server hosts.
Table 5-17.
VMware Server System Logs
Component
Operating
System
Location
Virtual Machine Console log
Windows
Temp directory
Example:
C:\Documents and Settings\
<username>\Local
Settings\Temp\vmware-
<username>-<PID>.log
Linux
Temp directory
Example:
/tmp/vmware-
<username>/ui-<PID>.log
If you encounter problems with the VMware Virtual Machine console on a remote vSphere
Client, please submit a support request and this log file.
Virtual Machine log
Windows and
Linux
vmware.log
Located in the same directory as the virtual machine .
vmx
file.
Run the support script or save the log file before you launch the failed virtual machine
again.
Virtual Machine Event log
Windows
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Infrastructure\
vmserverdRoot\eventlog\vent-
<path_to_configuration_file>.vmx.log
Linux
/var/log/vmware/event-
<path_to_
configuration_file>.vmx.log
Virtual Machine
Configuration file
Windows
<virtual_machine_name>/<virtual_machine_name>.vmx
Located in the folder where virtual machines are stored.
Linux
<virtual_machine_name>/<virtual_machine_name>.vmx
Located in the folder where virtual machines are stored.
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