Location of log files for VMware products

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

• 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