ESXi records host activity in log files, using a syslog facility.
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VMkernel
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/var/log/vmkernel.log
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Records activities related to virtual machines andESXi.
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VMkernel warnings
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/var/log/vmkwarning.log
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Records activities related to virtual machines.
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VMkernel summary
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/var/log/vmksummary.log
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Used to determine uptime and availability statistics for ESXi (comma separated).
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ESXi host agent log
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/var/log/hostd.log
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Contains information about the agent that manages and configures the ESXi host and its virtual machines.
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vCenter agent log
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/var/log/vpxa.log
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Contains information about the agent that communicates with vCenter Server (if the host is managed by vCenter Server).
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Shell log
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/var/log/shell.log
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Contains a record of all commands typed into theESXi Shell as well as shell events (for example, when the shell was enabled).
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Authentication
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/var/log/auth.log
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Contains all events related to authentication for the local system.
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System messages
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/var/log/syslog.log
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Contains all general log messages and can be used for troubleshooting. This information was formerly located in the messages log file.
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Virtual machines
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The same directory as the affected virtual machine’s configuration files, named vmware.log and vmware*.log. For example,/vmfs/volumes/datastore/virtual machine/vwmare.log
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Contains virtual machine power events, system failure information, tools status and activity, time sync, virtual hardware changes, vMotion migrations, machine clones, and so on.
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