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Locating virtual machine log files on an ESXi host (1007805)

Last Updated: 12/15/2020Categories: How toTotal Views: 50620Language:
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This article provides information on locating virtual machine log files on an ESXi host.

Resolution

By default, ESXi hosts store virtual machine-specific logging in the same directory as the virtual machine's configuration files. The default log file name is vmware.log.

For archival purposes, the log is renamed with a sequential number added to the end, and a new vmware.log file is created. Archived log files are named vmware-#.log. The most recent archived version is named vmware-1.log. When the vmware.log file is next archived, the existing vmware-1.log file is renamed vmware-2.log.

Virtual machine logs can be reconfigured to archive at different intervals, with different names, in different volumes, or when the log reaches a specific size. For more information, see Log rotation and logging options for vmware.log (8182749)

To identify the location of vmware.log files:

Establish an SSH session to your host. For ESXi hosts

Log in to the host's terminal

To list the locations of the configuration files for the virtual machines registered on the host:

For ESXi, run the command:

vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

Search the results for the name of a virtual machine file you want to locate.

The vmware.log file is located in virtual machine folder along with the vmx file.

Record the location of the .vmx configuration file for the virtual machine you are troubleshooting. For example:

/vmfs/volumes/xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx-c1d2-111122223333/vm1/vm1.vmx

If the virtual machine is not registered on the host and you want to search for the configuration file, run this command:

find /vmfs -name "*.vmx”

To identify the location of vmware.log files of all VMs:
find /vmfs -name "vmware.log*"

Related Information

For troubleshooting information, see Troubleshooting a virtual machine that has stopped responding (1007819).

Opening a command or shell prompt
Troubleshooting a virtual machine that has stopped responding
Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1, ESXi 5.x, and ESXi 6.x
在 ESXi/ESX 主机上定位虚拟机日志文件
ESXi/ESX ホストで仮想マシン ログ ファイルを探す
Log rotation and logging options for vmware.log

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