location of vmware vcenter server 6.0 log files

Location of VMware vCenter Server 6.0 log files (2110014)

The VMware vCenter Server 6.0 logs are located in the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%VMWarevCenterServerlogs folder.

The VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 logs are located in the /var/log/vmware/ folder.

vCenter Server logs are grouped by component and purpose in these sub-directories:

vCenter Server vCenter Server Appliance Description
vmware-vpxvpxd.log vpxd/vpxd.log The main vCenter Serverlog
vmware-vpxvpxd-profiler.log vpxd/vpxd-profiler.log Profile metrics for operations performed in vCenter Server
vmware-vpxvpxd-alert.log vpxd/vpxd-alert.log Non-fatal information logged about the vpxd process
perfchartsstats.log perfcharts/stats.log VMware Performance Charts
eameam.log eam/eam.log VMware ESX Agent Manager
invsvc invsvc VMware Inventory Service
netdump netdumper VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
vapi vapi VMware vAPI Endpoint
vmdird vmdird VMware Directory Service daemon
vmsyslogcollector syslog vSphere Syslog Collector
vmware-spssps.log vmware-sps/sps.log VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage Service
vpostgres vpostgres vFabric Postgres database service
vsphere-client vsphere-client VMware vSphere Web Client
vws vws VMware System and Hardware Health Manager
workflow workflow VMware vCenter Workflow Manager
SSO SSO VMware Single Sign-On