Location of log files for VMware products
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Location of log files for VMware products

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Article ID: 322834

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Products

VMware 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 VMware products.

Environment

  • VMware vCenter Server 8.0.x
  • VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x
  • VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4.0.x
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
  • VMware vCenter Server 6.7.x
  • VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
  • VMware vShield 5.1.x
  • VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
  • VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x
  • VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0.x
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
  • VMware Cloud Director 1.0.x
  • VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.5.x
  • VMware ESX 4.1.x
  • VMware Cloud Director 5.1.x
  • VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x
  • VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.0.x
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0.x
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.x
  • VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 1.0.x
  • VMware vShield 5.0.x
  • VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.1.x
  • VMware VirtualCenter 2.5.x
  • VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
  • VMware Cloud Director 1.5.x
  • VMware View Manager 4.5.x
  • VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
  • VMware vSphere Storage Appliance 1.0.x
  • VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x
  • VMware View Manager 3.x
  • VMware View Manager 4.0.x
  • VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x
  • VMware vShield 4.1.x
  • VMware ESX Server 3.5.x
  • VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
  • VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
  • VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
  • VMware ESX 4.0.x

Resolution

To determine the default log locations for VMware products, see the most relevant document.
 
vSphere Suite
vCloud Suite
  • vCloud Director:
Desktop Computing

Additional Information