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3.
Expand the tree and select the datacenter, cluster, or host objects whose logs you want to
export.
4.
Select the log(s) you want to export. By default, vpxd is selected. Use the drop-down to
select the desired log.
5.
Click the Actions menu on the top of the content area and select Export.
6.
If you want to include all logs, select VMsupport bundle. Click Export.
7.
A new browser window will pop up to specify a local path to save the logs.
Figure 3.32
You can view logs
from vCenter
Server or ESXi
hosts easily from
the Log Browser on
the home screen.
More Options for Exporting Logs
➢
On the File menu there is also an Export
Export System Logs option. If you select the vCenter
Server object and then choose this menu item, you'll get the same dialog box as if you'd selected
Administration
➢
Export System Logs. If, however, you select an ESXi host or a VM, the dialog box
changes to show you log export options that are specifi c to the currently selected inventory object.
In the location you selected, vCenter Server will download hostname_vmsupport.tgz; if you
decompress that i le, you'll i nd the system logs for the vCenter Server computer. Figure 3.33
shows some log i les exported from vCenter Server.
