ESXi host reboot check script for ESXi log bundle

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0
• VMware vSphere ESXi 6.0
• VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

The host reboot check script is tailored for a quick summary of the following:

1. ESXi host boot events
2. Kernel / services starting post reboot
3. Logs containing a reboot event
4. Events leading up to the most recent reboot
5. BIOS information

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXi 6.x

VMware vSphere ESXi 7.x

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.x

Resolution

Note: The script must be executed against the home directory of an ESXi host log bundle.
 Procedure to run:

• Once logs are extracted on the script server, cd to the ESXi logs directory, where the file "gsstoolbox-results.txt" is located.
• Download the Python script attached to this article, and open it in the text editor (Notepad++).
• Create a file inside the ESXi logs directory with  .py extension and copy the data from the script to this new file
• Once done run the script with command: python your_file_name.py

Sample Output:

Additional Information

https://knowledge.broadcom.com/external/article?legacyId=1019238