This article describes a method to capture logs from ESX/ESXi hosts via a serial port using the third-party software PuTTY.
Note: VMware does not endorse or recommend any particular third party utility.
This article assumes:
PuTTY can be configured to capture log text arriving on a serial port and to record it to files on the disk.
To configure PuTTY to capture logs:
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