Increasing the logging level for host profiles

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to increase the logging level of a host profile engine when required for troubleshooting purposes.

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7

Resolution

To increase the logging level for a host profile:

1. Open an SSH connection to the ESXi host and login with root
2. Navigate to the /etc/vmware/hostd/ directory.
3. Open the hostProfileEngine.xml file in a text editor.
4. Set the log level, for example:

   <logLevel>DEBUG</logLevel>

5. Set the host profile engine tracing to true, if necessary:

   <traceEnabled>true</traceEnabled>

   Note: Enable host profile engine tracing when you require verbose command information.
6. Save and close the hostProfileEngine.xml file.
   
   Note: The changes will take effect the next time you perform a host profile operation.

Additional Information

Standard logging is written to /var/log/syslog.log