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• Need for vSphere Syslog Collector?

  We currently use free vSphere Syslog Collector to collect the syslogs to our ESXi hosts. We do this, we have historical newspapers (as you know, newspapers on a crushed enough ESXi host quickly) in case we need to solve something or to download logs to VMware support,. I wonder if there are currently or will feature in VMware vCenter Log Insight in order to export the log files for a specific host, so that we could use only the log files of Log Insight, if we need to download files from VMware Support and not need to have the hosts connect to vSphere Syslog Collector and more Log Insight.

  Thanks, Mike

  Hey Mike - Log Insight you can run a query on a specific host (i.e. Add a constraint where hostname equal to ) and then you can export the results (available in the dropdown to the right of the search button). That said, a support package contains more than the newspapers of ESXi. In most cases, VMware support will probably ask a bundle full support instead of a few newspapers to a particular host. Also, if you use Log Insight, then it is there's no real reason to continue to use the tool of dumper ESXi syslog.

• vSphere syslog from the wrong source IP address

  I enabled syslog on my pointing my syslog server esx servers. My syslog server has an access list on who can send so I have allowed the whole vsphere management IP address space. For some reason any 2 boxes send the syslog via the network IPs vmotion. The syslog server to sit in one of these segments.

  anyone see the problem?

  I did not the old reboot again.

  Can you please share some details on the host network configuration, i.e. addresses IP, subnet masks, default gateway. Given that the host can be that a single default gateway the vMotion network should not even able to reach the syslog server in another subnet (except that you have configured static routes).

  VMkernel (vmkX) ports are configured for the management and vMotion?

  André

• How (re) configure Syslog Collector of vSphere

  Hello

  I use vSphere syslog collector integrated with vCenter source file.

  VSphere Server Syslog Collector is one server other than my VM vCenter.

  I did the installation of Syslog Collector by default vSphere (2 Mb log, with rotation of 8 file)

  My ESXi hosts are configured and everything works

  Now, I would like to increase the retention of newspaper 8 rotation is too low for my infrastructure. How can I do?

  I try to use the active client vSphere (with syslog plugin) but I see a summary of parameters syslogs and a list of connected host, it seems that I can't change anything this way

  He try to find something on the server on which vSphere Syslog Collector is installed (IE 64 bit of Windows Server 2003), but nothing is available in the start menu or control panel (I only see vSphere Syslog Collector in "Add/Remove Programs")

  so, how (re) configure Syslog Collector vSphere?

  Yannick

  Go to C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Syslog Collector and you will find a file named: vmconfig-syslog

  If you open it with the en editor you will find something like this:

  514

  TCP, UDP

  2

  8

  1514

  Here, you can change it shake number and size.

  Kind regards

  Mario

• Remove data for a downgraded ESXi host syslog collector?

  Hello

  We already put out of service an ESXi 5 host in the cluster.

  However, network Syslog Collector, the host still appears with the hostname / IP address and the size of the log (about 18 MB).

  We would like to seek your advice on how to remove this entry to ESXi host Syslog collector Page.  Should I restart the service "VMware vSphere Syslog Collector" on vCenter Server?

  Thank you

  Post edited by: TonyJK

  If the server esxi already downgraded in judgment of sate, then you can delete the syslog file (in vcenter) to as esxi. If the underwater ESXI still running, you can disable forewall port for syslog (even if you can remove the host name of the syslog setting advanced collector.)

  

• 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-

  to d

  vpxa

  vmkernal

  pass

  FDM

  vmkwarning

  rhttpproxy

  snmpd

  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.

• Definition of syslog by PowerCLI, command worked in vSphere R2 5.5 does not work in the 6

  Hello, I have a few problem of configuration of a host via PowerCLI in vSphere 6.0.  This command worked in vSphere 5.5 R2:

  Get-AdvancedSetting - entity (Get-vmhost) - name syslog.global.logDir | game-advancedsetting - value ' [IOMEGA] zero/journal "-confirm: $false

  I get the error at the bottom of the screen.  Here's what's strange, this command works:

  Get-AdvancedSetting - entity (Get-vmhost) - name syslog.global.logDir *.

  However, this command returns an error:

  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > Get-AdvancedSetting - entity (Get-vmhost) - name syslog.global.logDir

  Get-AdvancedSetting: 14/04/2015-13:11:49 get option AdvancedSetting 'syslog.global.logDir' does not exist. On line: 1 char: 1 + Get-AdvancedSetting - entity (Get-vmhost) - name syslog.global.logDir + ~ ~ ~ + CategoryInfo: InvalidArgument: (:)) [Get-AdvancedSetting], Inva lidName + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Client20_SystemManagementServiceImpl_ConvertToHa shtable_OptionNotFound, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetAdv ancedSetting)

  I tried Get-AdvancedSetting-entity (Get-vmhost) - name "syslog.global.logDir" which does not work. Any ideas I can try? Thank you, Duncan.

  No, it is not with this advanced specific setting. That it is not when you are connected to an ESXi host.

• vSphere 5 How do I restart the syslog process

  I have to change the location of the directory of syslog on one of my servers for vSphere 5 and got a strange error. Now the vmsyslogd process is not running. I tried the command "esxcli system syslog reload", but it gives just the error ' failed to report reload vmsyslogd'. I also tried service.sh restart, but it did not help either. There must be a way to restart the syslogger without having to restart the entire server!

  Any suggestions? Thank you!

  try to start syslog by ' / usr/lib/vmware/vmsyslog/bin/vmsyslogd ' & 'esxcli syslog system reload.

• VSphere ESXi 5 - point syslogging to Kiwi SysLog Server 9.2

  We have several server ESXi 4.1 pointing to a Kiwi Syslog server v9.2.

  All point their 5 Kiwi Syslog server ESXi vSphere servers? Any help on this is appreciated.

  Can't seem to point ESXi correctly because the settings all look different.

  Thank you

  Changing the syslog settings don't automatically open Firewall ports.  You will need to go to the screen of the security profile to do so.

• the use of syslog without Syslog Collector Vsphere?

  Hello

  should I have the plugin to set up a remote syslog server? I see the setting under the Advanced setting, I can add my ip address of the remote server

  3 guests Esxi with vcenter 5.5 5.5

  Thank you

  Yes, and here are the different ways to do Configure syslog on ESXi 5.x (2003322)

• Configure the new SYSLOG server but two esxi sends do not log to syslog collector

  Dear team,

  I have configured the new syslog collector and even set up on 16ESXi, host 14 able to send logs to syslog new but towing host is not able to send. How to solve this problem, need your help.

  concerning

  Mr. Vmware

  -
  To resolve the reported problem need to open the port on the firewall syslog on ESXi host...

  Is the open port of ESXi firewall for syslog traffic. Open the Client vSphere, ESXi server, open the Configuration tab, select the firewall security profile and select Properties.

  concerning

  Mr. VMware

• Integration of vSphere and vCenter logging Question

  Hello

  A few questions!

  1. VSphere integration with vCenter Server provides all the extra features on just by pulling the newspaper from vCenter through a syslog collector?
  2. Do you see any problem with the help of nxlog or Agent Insight of the newspaper to pull the following logs listed below, even if they are written not enough constantly? (Such as file permissions or use errors)
  3. There be any question, removing the vcenter/host integration in newspaper Insight and use a separate method of sending newspapers to the Insight Journal?
  4. How the Agent Insight of the newspaper would handle files with dynamic names? I would say just journal catalina.*.log?
     1. VMware KB: Location of the vCenter server log files

        1. vpxd.log

        2. vpxd - profiler .log

        3. vpxd - alert.log

        4. CIM - diag. and vws.log

        5. ls.log

        6. vimtool.log

        7. stats.log

        8. SMS.log

        9. EAM.log

        10. Catalina. < date > .log and localhost. < date > .log

        11. jointool.log

        12. Manager. < date > .log

        13. Home-Manager. < date > .log

            Thanks for any help!

            -Patrick

  1 vSphere vCenter Server integration is only to shoot events, tasks and alarms of the vCenter Server database and ingesting as if they were log messages

  2. everything should be good - use the agent Log Insight

  3. currently no - notice the currently

  4. Yes, the agent Log Insight supports filename wildcards (* and?) -See collecting events to a log file

• Several locations for Syslog.Remote.Hostname - PowerShell error logging

  Someone has encountered this error when you try to update the locations remote syslog to multiple values separated by commas using PowerCLI (syntax below).

  Get-AdvancedSetting -Name 'Syslog.Remote.Hostname' -entity $esxihost | Set AdvancedSetting -value 'udp://xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx, udp://xxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx' -confirm:$false

  Game-AdvancedSetting: 03/03/2014-17:32:22 Set-AdvancedSetting a general system error: internal error

  Online: 6 tank: 72

  + Get-AdvancedSetting - name of the "Syslog.Remote.Hostname" - entity $esxihost | Together-Advan...

  + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  + CategoryInfo: NotSpecified: (:)) [game-AdvancedSetting], SystemError)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: Client20_SystemManagementServiceImpl_GetVmHostAdvancedConfiguration_ViError, VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.SetAdvancedSetting

  If I use one place, it works fine;

  Get-AdvancedSetting -Name 'Syslog.Remote.Hostname' -entity $esxihost | Set AdvancedSetting -value 'udp://xxxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx' -confirm:$false

  Name value Type Description

  ----                 -----                ----                 -----------

  Syslog.Remote.Hos... udp://xxxxxxxx.xx... VMHost

  If I manually update the advanced parameter values it works as expected - so nothing wrong with the content, the only performance of PowerShell?

  Has anyone seen this problem or knows how to work around this problem - maybe I do something wrong?

  My version of PowerShell + the snap-ins;

  Value name
  ----                           -----
  PSVersion 4.0
  WSManStackVersion 3.0
  SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
  CLRVersion 4.0.30319.18063
  BuildVersion 6.3.9600.16406
  PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0}
  PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.2

  PowerCLI Version

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  VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.5 Release 1 build 1295336

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  Versions of the snap

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  VMWare AutoDeploy PowerCLI component 5.5 build 1262826

  VMWare ImageBuilder PowerCLI component 5.5 build 1262826

  License of VMware PowerCLI component 5.5 build 1265954

  VDS's VMware PowerCLI component 5.5 build 1295334

  VMware vSphere PowerCLI component 5.5 build 1295334

  VSphere VMware Update Manager PowerCLI 5.0 build 432001

  See you soon,.

  Jon

  Try this.  It works like a champ for the inclusion of several targets of syslog.

  http://www.jonathanmedd.NET/2013/06/using-PowerCLI-for-advanced-syslog-configuration-tasks.html

• PowerCLI 5.0 - Syslog results

  POWERCLI assistance please.

  So I'm confused as to why the NAME does NOT result in the host name, still enough Syslog.global.logHost

  How do I enter the vSphere host name to be listed with the value? Basically to research to get the value of each host vSphere.

  
  PowerCLI C:\Program Files (x 86) \VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI > Get-Cluster QA | Get-VMHost | Get-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration-name Syslog.global.logHost

  Value name
  ----                           -----
  Syslog.global.logHost udp://xxlogger.xxx.com:514
  Syslog.global.logHost xxlogger.xxx.com
  Syslog.global.logHost xxlogger.xxx.com

  THX

  Try this:

  foreach ($esxi in (Get - Cluster - name QA |)) Get-VMHost | The name sorting)) {$esxi |} Select Name, @{N = 'Syslog'; E = {Get-VMHostSysLogServer - VMHost $esxi | % {$_.}} Home + ': ' + $_. Port}}}

• vSphere Client 5.1 &amp; Win2008

  I have the vSphere Client 5.10 build 786111 installed on an XP laptop and it connects to my ESXi 5.10 host ok

  This laptop is really old, so I installed vSphere Client 5.10 on my server, Win2008 R2 SP1. it installed ok, I think. but it connects to the host due to return a connection failure error message.

  I can ssh in the host, I watched the auth.log and syslog.log but I still do not see connection errors.

  his long time I put all that to the top and his race well enough so I do not remember if I have something has configured on the XP machine or ESXi host to allow this XP machine for you to connect or if installing vSphere Client 5.10 on the Win2008 messed up or what.

  any ideas as to what I can check or missed?

  Only in vSphere 5.5 client cannot be installed on the domain controller. Your vSphere installation 5.1 succeeded in server 2008 and you were able to launch the client. probably something is blocking you to access host