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Location of log files for VMware products
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Article ID: 322834
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VMware
VMware Cloud Director
VMware Desktop Hypervisor
VMware Live Recovery
VMware vCenter Server
VMware vSphere ESXi
VMware NSX
VMware vDefend Firewall
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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
vCenter Server (formerly VirtualCenter Server):
Location of vCenter Server log files (1021804)
Location of vCenter Inventory Service log files (2056632)
Location of vSphere Profile-Driven Storage log files (2056646)
Location of vCenter Single Sign-On log files for vCenter Server 5.1 and 5.5 (2033430)
Collecting diagnostic information for the vSphere Client or VMware Infrastructure Client (1003687)
Location of vSphere Web Client service logs (2004090)
Location of VMware vCenter Server 6.0 log files (2110014)
ESXi/ESX:
Location of vSphere ESXi Dump Collector log files (2003277)
Location of ESX 3.0-4.1 log files (1021800)
Location of ESXi 3.5-4.1 log files (1021801)
Location of ESXi 5.0 log files (2004201)
Location of ESXi 5.1 and 5.5 log files (2032076)
Location of ESXi 6.0 log files
Location of ESXi 6.5 log files
Location of ESXI 6.7 log files
Location of ESXI 7.0 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 (1003894)
VMware Player:
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Player and VMware Player Pro (2104004)
VMware Workstation:
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Workstation (1346)
Additional Information
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware products (1008524)
Collecting diagnostic information for the vSphere Client or VMware Infrastructure Client
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Fusion
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware products
Location of ESX 3.0-4.1 log files
Location of ESXi 3.5-4.1 log files
Location of vCenter Server log files
Location of VMware View log files
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Workstation
Location of vSphere ESXi Dump Collector log files
Location of vSphere Web Client 5.x service logs
Location of ESXi 5.0 log files
Location of ESXi 5.1 and 5.5 log files
Location of vCenter Single Sign-On log files for vCenter Server 5.1 and 5.5
Location of vCenter Inventory Service 4.x and 5.x log files
Location of vSphere Profile-Driven Storage log files
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Player and VMware Workstation Player
Location of VMware vCenter Server 6.0 log files
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