Logging destination to the virtual machine is not supported for Ubuntu 18.04

Products

• VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

• Setting a logging destination to a virtual machine may result in a system hang for Ubuntu 18.04.
• When the logging destination is set to a virtual machine, it is observed that systemd journald process may block opening a file. Eventually, this results in a system hang.

Environment

VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.x
VMware NSX-T Data Center

Resolution

Logging destination to the virtual machine is not supported for Ubuntu 18.04. The default setting for logging destination should be ESX host.