Asked by: Elka Brime
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Last Updated: 13th Sep 2024

Is Vmware log data stored elsewhere?

The Client logs are called "vmware-mksXXXXXX". log and are located C:Users\%username%AppDataLocalTempvmware-username-XXXXXX. Logon Monitor logs are located under Driveletter:ProgramDataVMwareVMware Logon MonitorLogs.



Where can I find VMWare logs in this section?

Log Browser can be accessed from the vSphere Web client home. Click on the View tab. To view its logs, select an object (ESXi host/vCenter Server). Select Actions > New browser Window to open a new window and select another object for its logs.

You may also wonder, "What are VMWare log file?" Log files contain messages generated by various subsystems and services. ESX/ESXi, vCenter Server services keep separate log file. Server and System Logs lists log file or report locations, as well as associated configuration files.

This begs the question: Where are the vCenter logs kept?

The VMware vCenter Server 6.0 logs are located in the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%VMWarevCenterServerlogs folder. The VMware vCenter Appliance 6.0 logs can be found in the /var/log/vmware/ directory.

Are there ESXi logs available?

To see the log file, you need to SSH to an ESXi host. Next, navigate to the datastore where the VM folder is located. The path to the log file should be similar to /vmfs/volumes///vwmare.