How (re) configure Syslog Collector of vSphere

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  Post edited by: TonyJK

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• VMware syslog collector

  After you have configured remote syslog collector, I see only one type of log file as syslog.log for all ESXi hosts.

  What every newspaper he holds usually check if the logs locally on an ESXi we are looking for hostd.log, vmkernel.log, vmkwarning.log and so on?

  So, where are all these newspapers in syslog.log ending remotely?

  Yes it is to combine your logs in the syslog.log file that you look for each host.

  I can confirm from a glance at the mine-

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  vpxa

  vmkernal

  pass

  FDM

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  spend-probe

  I also looked for the same document you have exploded this information in the past.  This indicates that all the log files are included.

  "To preserve newspapers more, ESXi can be configured to place these log files in a location of alternative storage disk and send the logs on the network to a syslog server."

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  VMware KB: Location of ESXi 5.1 and 5.5 log files

  ESXi host 5.1 log files

  A 5.1 ESXi host logs are grouped according to the source component:

  • /var/log/auth.log: Shell ESXi authentication success and failure.
  • /var/log/dhclient.log: DHCP service to customers, including discovery, rental of addresses applications and renewals.
  • /var/log/esxupdate.log: ESXi Setup patch and update logs.
  • /var/log/lacp.log: Link Aggregation Control Protocol to connect.
  • /var/log/hostd.log: Organize the management of maintenance records, including VM and host of task and events, communication with the Client vSphere and vCenter Server vpxa and connections SDK agent.
  • /var/log/hostd-probe.log: Reactivity of host management service auditor.
  • /var/log/rhttpproxy.log: Connections HTTP proxy on behalf of other webservices to ESXi host.
  • /var/log/shell.log: ESXi Shell, including toggle usage logs and each command is entered. For more information, seecommand-line vSphere 5.5 Documentation and audit ESXi Shell connections and controls in ESXi 5.x (2004810).
  • /var/log/sysboot.log: Beginning VMkernel startup and module loading.
  • /var/log/boot.gz: a compressed file that contains the information of the newspaper to start and can be read with zcat var/log/boot.gz|more.
  • /var/log/syslog.log: Initialization of the service management, watchdogs, the scheduled tasks and DCUI use.
  • /var/log/usb.log: Events of peripheral USB arbitration, such as the discovery and transmission to the virtual machines.
  • /var/log/vobd.log: Similar to VMkernel Observation eventsvob.component.event.
  • /var/log/vmkernel.log: Core VMkernel logs, including starting the virtual machine, storage and device networking and events of the driver and the discovery.
  • /var/log/vmkwarning.log: A summary of the messages of warning and alert the journal extracted the VMkernel logs.
  • /var/log/vmksummary.log: A summary of ESXi host start and stop and a time pulse with availability, number of virtual machines running and services of consumption of resources. For more information, see Format of the logfile vmksummary ESXi 5.0 (2004566).
  • /var/log/Xorg.log: Video acceleration.

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  VMware KB: Configure syslog on ESXi 5.x and 6.0

  VMware vSphere, ESXi 5.x and 6.0 hosts running a syslog service ( vmsyslogd ) that provides one mechanism standard for the recording of the VMkernel messages and other system components. In ESXi, by default these log files is placed on a local volume scratch or a virtual disk. To preserve newspapers more, ESXi can be configured to put these log files in a location of alternative storage disk and send the logs on the network to a syslog server.

  Retention, rotation and splitting the logs received and managed by a syslog server are fully controlled by this syslog server. ESXi 5.x and 6.0 can not configure or control the management of newspapers to a remote syslog server. For more information, see the documentation for the syslog server.

  Regardless of the specified additional syslog configuration using these options, newspapers continue to be placed on the default locations on the ESXi host. For more information, see location of ESXi 3.5 - 4.1 log files (1021801).

  A previous version of vSphere, ESXi are configured differently. For more information, see Enabling syslog on ESXi 3.5 and 4.x (1016621).

  If vSphere Syslog Collector will be used to receive logs of ESXi hosts, see Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector in Guide of installation and Installation of vSphere.

• Syslog collector and ESXi reload syslogd workaround

  Hello

  What is the problem?

  ESXi hosts sometimes lose network connectivity and stop logging to remote syslog collector.

  Configuration details:

  2 x Windows 2008 R2 64-bit with the installed server syslog collector (stand-alone installation)

  20 x hosts ESXi 4.1 Update 1

  -10 x branches (not loaded)

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  Test with the option - see the command was performed to make sure that everything works.

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  Yes, if you have vCenter Server, then you can definitely catch this error which is indicated on the KB, and then perform an action that could be recharged the syslog daemon.

  The warning is now if the syslog server is actually down, reload will not help you if of course want to make sure that properly monitor you your hosts, syslog and/or networks.

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  Anyone aware of how to change these settings after installing syslog?

  

  The configuration file, vmconfig - syslog.xml, on Server 2008/2008R2 can be found here:

  %ProgramData%\VMware\VMware Syslog Collector

  Or here on 2003:

  %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware Syslog Collector

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  -Dan

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  Dear team,

  Yesterday I install the application "VMware Syslog Collector", after the installation I contract new syslog configuration on ESXihost server and reload the syslog service.

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  need your help on the same.

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  Mr. VMware

  You can use text editors advanced such as Ultraedit or Notepad ++

  Attached example using Notepad ++. I searched and marked all the lines containing lines marked vmkernel, copied and opened it in a new file.

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