Below is a table of the logfiles and their locations within VMware ESX Host. Log File Name Details /var/log/vmkernel Vmkernel Records activities related to the virtual machines and ESX host /var/log/vmkwarning Vmkernel Warnings A copy of everything marked as a warning or higher severity from vmkernel log. Easier to look through than vmkernel log /var/log/vmksummary Vmkernel Summary Used for avaialability and uptime statistics. Human-readable summary in vmksummary.txt /var/log/vmware/hostd.log Host Agent Log Contains information on the agent that manages and configures the ESX host and its virtual machines /var/log/vmware/vpx VirtualCenter Agent Contains information on the agent that communicates with VirtualCenter /var/log/messages Service Console Log from the Linux kernel. Useful for underlying linux issues. The kernel has no awareness of VMs running on the VMkernel /var/log/vmware/esxcfg-boot.log ESX Boot Log ESX Boot log, logs all ESX boot events /var/log/vmware/webAccess Web Access Records information on Web-based access to ESX Server /var/log/secure Authentication Log Contains […]

SSH over to your ESX server. You will need sudo or root access to complete the following. Edit the following with your favorite editor. vi /etc/syslog.conf Add the following line to the bottom of the file. This will forward all the logs to the syslog server — a good thing. #forward to Syslog Server *.* @syslog.domain Restart the syslog service service syslog restart Open the local firewall to allow UDP over port 514 esxcfg-firewall -o 514,udp,out,syslog Reload the firewall configuration esxcfg-firewall -l

Monday 26th October 2009 saw the start of the Back Garden Project – Phase 1 – The Deck. The deck is c 7.5m x 3m, it’s a big space needing lots done. Over 800 screws in the deck alone, c40 14′ Deck boards, x20 4″ x 4″ x 14′ Tanalised joists, 10 bags of 20mm shingle, some fence panels and supports, lots of wire and conduit, 2 1m deck lights, 2 matching wall ligths, an exterior socket and an exterior light swicth. Add the above to 5 days hard graft my The Frosts, and we have a deck Below are some pictures…

SSH over to your ESX server. You will need sudo or root access to complete the following. Edit the following with your favorite editor. vi /etc/syslog.conf Add the following line to the bottom of the file. This will forward all the logs to the syslog server — a good thing. #forward to Syslog Server *.* @syslog.domain Restart the syslog service service syslog restart Open the local firewall to allow UDP over port 514 esxcfg-firewall -o 514,udp,out,syslog Reload the firewall configuration esxcfg-firewall -l