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Gathering support logs in ESX/ESXi

Summary: How to gather logs in VMware ESXi

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Gathering ESX & ESXi logs

When you want to get a full overview of your system or you need support for it, you will probably need to gather some system logs. To help speed up your support experience, we suggest you gather the logs in advance of opening a support request with Dell. To help you with this, we have gathered some articles to explain how to gather the support logs on your VMWare ESX or ESXi system.

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  1. How to enable Syslog collection on VMware ESX/ESXi 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x 
  2. How to configure ESX/ESXi host to capture a VMKernel coredump from a purple diagnostic screen 
  3. How to Install and Configure Syslog Collect for vSphere 5.x 

 

Affected Products

PowerEdge, VMware ESX 4.x, VMware ESXi 4.x, VMware ESXi 5.x
Article Properties
Article Number: 000179558
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2022
Version:  8
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Article Properties
Article Number: 000179558
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2022
Version:  8
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Support Services
Check if your device is covered by Support Services.