[ARCHIVED EOL] Location of vCenter Single Sign-On log files for vCenter Server 5.1 and 5.5
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[ARCHIVED EOL] Location of vCenter Single Sign-On log files for vCenter Server 5.1 and 5.5

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Article ID: 307502

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VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article provides the default location of Single Sign-On (SSO) log files. It may be necessary to use these log files when troubleshooting issues and VMware Support may request these files when creating a Support Request.

 

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.1.x

Resolution

The SSO logs are placed in a different directory on disk depending on the vSphere version and the deployed platform:

vSphere 5.1 using vCenter Single Sign-On 5.1:
  • vCenter Server 5.1.x on Windows Server 2003 – C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\logs\
  • vCenter Server 5.1.x on Windows Server 2008/2012 – C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\logs\
  • vCenter Server Virtual Appliance 5.1.x – /var/log/vmware/sso/
vSphere 5.5 using vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5:
  • vCenter Server 5.5.x on 2003 – %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\CIS\
  • vCenter Server 5.5.x and 2008, 2012 – C:\ProgramData\VMware\CIS\
  • vCenter Server Virtual Appliance 5.5.x – /var/log/vmware/sso/

    Note: If the service is running under a specific user, the logs may be located in the profile directory of that user instead of %ALLUSERSPROFILE%.

vCenter Single Sign-On 5.1.0

The SSO installation logs are located in the Temp folder of the user that installed the service and can be found by using the %TEMP% environment variable in Windows Explorer.
The log files provided by SSO includes:
  • vminst.log – SSO installer log
  • vm_vim_ls.log – SSO Lookup Service log
  • vim-sso-msi.log – MSI installer for SSO installation log - verbose
  • vim-sso-javalib.log – SSO database operations
  • Identity Source Active Directory information is only available in the VMware vCenter Server Appliance at /var/log/vmware/vpx/sso_cfg.log.
SSO logs grouped by component and purpose include:
  • catalina.date.log – Standard Tomcat logs
  • imsTrace.log and imsSystem.log – RSA’s Castle logs
  • ssoAdminServer.log – SSO admin server
  • lookupServer.log – Lookup server log
  • replicationTransport.log – Replication

You can find the database configuration information at:

  • C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\webapps\ims\web-inf\classes\jndi.properties
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\webapps\lookupservice\WEB-INF\classes\config.properties
The Single Sign-On Command Line Interface log is located at C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\utils\logs.v.

vCenter Single Sign-On 5.5.0

The SSO installation logs are located in the Temp folder of the user that installed the service and can be found by using the %TEMP% environment variable in Windows Explorer.
The log files provided by SSO include:
  • vminst.log – SSO installer log
  • vim-sso-msi.log – MSI installer verbose logs for SSO installation
  • vim_ssoreg.log – SSO Service log
  • exported_sso.properties – Endpoint information about each of the SSO Solution Users and identity sources extracted from previous vCenter Single Sign On 5.1.0 instance
  • vim-openssl-msi.log – MSI installer verbose log for OpenSSL installation
  • vim-python-msi.log – MSI installer verbose log for Python installation
  • vim-kfw-msi.log – MSI installer verbose log for MIT Kerberos installation

SSO logs grouped by component and purpose include:

  • logs\vmdird\vdcpromo.log – Promotion and demotion operation information for the SSO instance when joined or removed from a linked configurations
  • logs\vmdird\vdcsetupIdu.log – VMware Directory Service setup post-installation log containing information about the localhost name
  • logs\vmdird\vmdir.log – Health reports for the VMware Directory Service (VMDir) service and the VMDir database
  • logs\vmkdcd\vmkdcd.log – Key Distribution Center (kdc) run-time log, reports ports conflicts preventing the service from starting
  • logs\vmware-sso\vmware-sts-idmd.log – VMware Identity Management service run-time logs, time-stamped records of user attempts when accessing SSO for administrative purposes
  • logs\vmware-sso\vmware-sts.ldmd-perf.log – VMware Identity Management service performance counter logs
  • logs\vmware-sso\VMwareIdentityMgmtService. date.log – Commons Daemon log once the Identity Management Service has started
  • runtime\VMwareSTS\logs\ssoAdminserver.log – SSO admin server
  • runtime\VMwareSTS\logs\lookupServer.log – Lookup server log
  • runtime\VMwareSTS\logs\catalina. date.log – Standard Tomcat logs
  • runtime\VMwareSTS\logs\vmware-identity-sts.log – VMware Security Token Service service run-time logs, time-stamped records of issuing, validating, and renewal of security tokens.
  • runtime\VMwareSTS\logs\vmware-identity-sts-perf.log – VMware Security Token Service performance counter logs.

To gather a SSO support bundle for vSphere 5.1 and vSphere 5.5, click Start > All Programs > VMware > Generate vCenter Single Sign-On log bundle. This creates a folder on the server desktop.


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