VMware GSX Server 3 Administration, Administration Manual

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C H A P T E R 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware GSX Server Host
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Logging GSX Server Events on Windows
GSX Server sends information about events that occur in the application to the Event
Viewer on Windows hosts. Each event has a unique identifier to assist you in tracking
various events with automation tools.
The types of events that are sent to the Event Viewer include:
• Any changes to a virtual machine’s power state. When a virtual machine is
powered on or off, suspended or resumed, an entry is logged in the Event
Viewer.
• The addition or removal of virtual machines from the inventory.
• The deletion of a virtual machine from the GSX Server system.
• Any messages and warnings generated by GSX Server and the responses to
these messages and warnings. Whenever GSX Server generates a message or a
warning prompt to which the user must respond, the message or warning and
the user’s response are logged in the Event Viewer. A message or a warning is
any dialog box that GSX Server generates in the application that is not a hint.
To access the Event Viewer, choose Start > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer .
Select the Application log to view GSX Server events.
You can modify the information that gets logged for a particular machine or for all
virtual machines. The two options you can modify include:
•
eventlog.win.message=FALSE
— this setting prevents the logging of
all dialog box and message events that appear in GSX Server.