Vmkernel
a. Location: /var/log/
b. Filename: vmkernel
c. This log records information related to the vmkernel and virtual machines
Vmkernel Warnings
a. Location: /var/log/
b. Filename: vmkwarning
c. This log records information regarding virtual machine warnings
Vmkernel Summary
a. Location: /var/log/
b. Filename: vmksummary
c. This log records information used to determine uptime and availability statistics for ESX Server. This log is not easily readable by humans, import into a spreadsheet or database for use.
d. For a summary of the statistics in an easily viewed file, see vmksummary.txt
ESX Server Boot Log
a. Location: /var/log
b. Filename: boot.log
c. Log file of all actions that occurred during the ESX server boot.
ESX Server Host Aagent Log
a. Location: /var/log/vmware/
b. Filename: hostd.log
c. Contains information on the agent that manages and configures the ESX Server host and its virtual machines (Search the file date/time stamps to find the log file it is currently outputting to).
Service Console
a. Location: /var/log/
b. Filename: messages
c. Contain all general log messages used to troubleshoot virtual machines on ESX Server.
Web Access
a. Location: /var/log/vmware/webAccess
b. Filename: various files in this location
c. Various logs on Web access to the ESX Server.
Authentication Log
a. Location: /var/log/
b. Filename: secure
c. Contains the records of connections that require authentication, such as VMware daemons and actions initiated by the xinetd daemon.
VirtualCenter HA Agent Log
a. Location: /var/log/vmware/aam/
b. Filename: aam_config_util_*.log
c. These files contain information about the installation, configuration, and connections to other HA agents in the cluster.
VirtualCenter Agent
a. Location: /var/log/vmware/vpx
b. Filename: vpxa.log
c. Contains information on the agent that communicates with the VirtualCenter Server.
Virtual Machine Logs
a. Location: The same directory as the virtual machine’s configuration files are placed in.
b. FileName: vmware.log
c. Contains information when a virtual machine crashes or ends abnormally.
