Location of log files for Broadcom products

Products

• VMware Cloud Director
• VMware Desktop Hypervisor
• VMware Live Recovery
• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware NSX
• VMware vDefend Firewall

Issue/Introduction

This article provides links to determine the default location of the most common log files for Broadcom products.

Environment

 

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.x VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.x VMware vCenter Server 8.0.x VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x

VMware Cloud Director 5.1.x VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.0.x VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 1.0.x VMware vShield 5.0.x VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.1.x VMware Cloud Director 1.5.x VMware View Manager 4.5.x

VMware vSphere Storage Appliance 1.0.x VMware View Manager 3.x VMware View Manager 4.0.x VMware vShield 4.1.x

Resolution

To determine the default log locations for Broadcom products, see the most relevant document.

 

vSphere Suite

vCenter Server (formerly VirtualCenter Server):

• • Location of vCenter Server log files (319957)
  • Location of vCenter Server log files (312194)
• ESXi/ESX:

• • Location of ESXI 7.0 log files
  • Location of ESXi 8.0 log files

vCloud Suite

• vCloud Director:

• • Viewing the vCloud Director Logs

Desktop Computing

• View and Horizon View:
   
  • Location of VMware View log files (1027744)
     
• VMware Fusion:

• • Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Fusion (344567)
     
• VMware Player:

• • Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Player and VMware Player Pro (340599)
     
• VMware Workstation:
  • Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Workstation (315611)
    

Additional Information

• Collecting diagnostic information for Broadcom Products (367431)