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Table 5-16. vSphere Client System Logs
Component Location
vSphere Client
Installation log
Temp directory on the vSphere Client machine.
Example: C:\Documents and Settings\ <user name> \Local Settings\Temp\vmmsi.log or
C:\Users\ <user name> \Local Settings\Temp\vmmsi.log
vSphere Client
Service log
\vpx directory in the Application Data directory on the vSphere Client machine.
Example: C:\Documents and Settings\
<user name> \Local Settings\Application
Data\vpx\viclient-x.log or C:\Users\ <user name> \Local Settings\Application
Data\vpx\viclient-x.log
x(=0, 1, ... 9)
VMware Server System Logs
You may need the VMware Server system log files and the configuration file to resolve technical issues.
Table 5-17 lists log files associated with VMware Server hosts.
Table 5-17. VMware Server System Logs
Component
Operating
System Location
Virtual Machine Console log Windows Temp directory
Example:C:\Documents and Settings\ <username> \Local
Settings\Temp\vmware- <username> -<PID>.log
Linux Temp directory
Example:/tmp/vmware- <username> /ui-<PID>.log
If you encounter problems with the VMware Virtual Machine console on a remote vSphere
Client, please submit a support request and this log file.
Virtual Machine log Windows and
Linux
vmware.log
Located in the same directory as the virtual machine .vmx file.
Run the support script or save the log file before you launch the failed virtual machine
again.
Virtual Machine Event log Windows
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Virtual Infrastructure\
vmserverdRoot\eventlog\vent-
<path_to_configuration_file> .vmx.log
Linux
/var/log/vmware/event- <path_to_
configuration_file> .vmx.log
Virtual Machine
Configuration file
Windows
<virtual_machine_name> / <virtual_machine_name> .vmx
Located in the folder where virtual machines are stored.
Linux
<virtual_machine_name> / <virtual_machine_name> .vmx
Located in the folder where virtual machines are stored.
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