vmware-vimdump
command fails when run interactively within the ESXi Shell or an SSH session Failed to format object: [Error 12] Cannot allocate memory
When the vmware-vimdump
command is run interactively, the output is sent to the console or SSH TTY. This command usually produces thousands of lines of output and is not intended for interactive use.
The vmware-vimdump
command is usually run as part of vm-support
log collection, during which the output is captured in a file.
vmware-vimdump
command from the ESXi Shell or an SSH session, redirect the output to a file and review that file.vmware-vimdump
command from the ESXi Shell or an SSH session:vmware-vimdump
to a file. For example:vmware-vimdump > /tmp/vimdump
less /tmp/vimdump
rm /tmp/vimdump