Information Technology Reference
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Install logging collectors.
vSphere includes two different logging tools for the ESXi hosts.
The ESXi Dump Collector takes kernel dumps from the hosts, and the Syslog Collector can
centrally store the host's log i les.
Master It
You have just started a new job as the vSphere administrator at a company.
The company hasn't previously centralized the hosts' logs and you decide you want to
collect them, and so you want to install the vSphere Syslog Collector tool and the ESXi
Dump Collector tool as well. How do you install them on the company's vCSA instance?
Coni gure hosts for centralized logging.
To make use of the ESXi Dump Collector or the
Syslog Collector tools, you must coni gure each host to point to the centralized loggers.
Master It
List the ways you can coni gure your hosts for centralized logging.
