/var/log/messages Operating a system log (ESX/ESXi)

/var/log/vmware/hostd.log Host agent log (ESX/ESXi)

/var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa.log vCenter agent log (ESX/ESXi)
/var/log/vmkernel VMkernel log (ESX only)
/var/log/vmkwarning VMkernel warnings (ESX only)
/var/log/boot.log Save boot Messages
/etc/syslog.conf Syslog configuration file : determine where to send log
messages.
/etc/sysconfig/syslog Configure the syslog service to receive remote log
messages
/etc/rc.local to add an entry to open the firewall port on each boot
/usr/share/doc/vmware-vcli/samples/session Sample session script file : save_session.pl
# cat /var/run/inetd.pid Display the process ID number of the inetd daemon
/etc/inetd.conf Enable the SSH server for IPv4/IPv6

/etc/vmware/esx.conf User-defined firewall port changes

/var/log/vmware/esxcfg-firewall.log
/var/log/vmware/hostd.log
/var/log/vmware/vpxa/vpxa.log
C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\Logs\vpxd.log
List of the iptables commands run by the esxcfg-firewall
script
Host agent ‘hostd’ log information
vCenter Server Agent ‘vpxa’ log information
vCenter Service log information

/etc/passwd User Account Password information file

/etc/shadow Password encoded information file
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ vpxd.conf file on the vCenter Server system
Application Data\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\vpxd.cfg
Network Troubleshooting
/etc/vmware/esx.conf Part of the Virtual Switch entries
/etc/vmware/esx.conf Distributed Virtual Switch entries
/usr/lib/vmware/bin/net-dvs Using the net-dvs Command
.dvsData/. Distributed virtual switch port information is stored in the
VMware vStorage VMFS volume root

/etc/vmware/esx.conf physical storage paths based on claim rules list

/var/log/vmware/aam HA Logs
 Common Network Configuration Files
/etc/nsswitch.conf Name Resolution Order
/etc/hosts Local Host file
/etc/resolv.conf DNS Servers
/etc/sysconfig/network Default Gateway

ESX Install
/var/log/esx_install.log ESX Installation Log
/root/ks.cfg Interactive Install Choices
/esx3-installation/esx4-upgrade Upgrade Logs
/var/log/vmware
/esx4-upgrade & /var/log/vmware Unsuccessful Logs
Clients
/var/log/vmware/vpx/vpxa.log Client Agent Log
C:/Docs and Settings/username/localsettings/ Client Service Log
appdata/ vpx/viclient-x.log(x=0-9)

/etc/groups Groups
/var/log/vmware/vua.log Host Update Log Files
/usr/sbin/rollback-to-esx3 Rollback to ESX3.x.x
/usr/sbin/cleanup-esx3 To disable Rollback to ESX3.x
/var/log/weasel.log Installation Log Files
/vmfs/volumes/<UUID> Virtual Disk Location
ESX 4.0 Install
/usr/bin/vmware/hostd Hostd Installation Directory
/usr/lib/vmware/webAccess/tomcat/apache- VI Web Access Installation Directory
tomcat-<version>/webapps/
/etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml Enable the correct default Language
Vcenter 4.0
VpxClient.exe /S /V"/qr VpxClient.exe executable command
INSTALL_VIUPDATE=1 /L*v %temp%\vim-viu-
launch.log"
C:\Program ADAM DB Backup Directory
Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VirtualCenter
Server\VMwareVCMSDS\
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application join tool reports errors it encounters
Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\status.txt

C:\Documents and Settings\<User>\Local jointool-0.log file

Settings\Temp
C:\WINDOWS\adam\repadmin.exe /kcc Run Knowledge Consistency Checker for debugging
remote-host.eng.vmware.com:389
C:\WINDOWS\adam\repadmin.exe /replicate Attempt to force replication
localhost1.eng.vmware.com:389 remote-
host.eng.vmware.com:389
dc=virtualcenter,dc=vmware,dc=int
%windir%\debug ADAM install and uninstall logs
%TEMP% Jointool-0.log and Status.txt
cscript vc-support.wsf /? For options collect vCenter Server logs
D:\ProgramFiles\VMware\Infrastructure\vCenter vc-support.wsf location
Server Server\scripts>
cscript.exe "D:\Program Files\ Generate vCenter Server Log Bundle
VMware\Infrastructure\vCenter Server Server\
scripts\vc-support.wsf" /z

cscript.exe "D:\Program Files\ Genreate vCenter Server Log Bundle - Extended

VMware\Infrastructure\vCenter Server Server\
scripts\vc-support.wsf" /z /f

Virtual Infrastructure Licensing

/usr/lib/vmware/licenses/site/ On ESX dormant license files reside in

C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\ On VC dormant license files for VC & ESX reside in

VirtualCenter Server\licenses\site\
netstat –ab To check that the license server is listening
Verify that the lmgrd.exe process is listening on port
27000 and that the VMWARELM.exe process is
listening on port 27010.
vCLI