This article provides links to determine the default location of the most common log files for VMware products.

VMware vCenter Server 7.0.x
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 4.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 6.7
VMware vCenter Server 6.7.x
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Installable
VMware vShield 5.1.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Installable
VMware vCenter Server 4.0.x
VMware vCenter Lab Manager 4.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5
VMware Cloud Director 1.0.x
VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.5.x
VMware ESX 4.1.x
VMware Cloud Director 5.1.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.5.x
VMware vCenter Lab Manager 3.0.x
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1
VMware vSphere ESXi 7.0.0
VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 1.0.x
VMware vShield 5.0.x
VMware vCloud Networking and Security 5.1.x
VMware VirtualCenter 2.5.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Embedded
VMware Cloud Director 1.5.x
VMware View Manager 4.5.x
VMware ESXi 4.0.x Installable
VMware vSphere Storage Appliance 1.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 5.0.x
VMware View Manager 3.x
VMware View Manager 4.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 4.1.x
VMware vShield 4.1.x
VMware ESX Server 3.5.x
VMware ESXi 3.5.x Embedded
VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0
VMware ESXi 4.1.x Embedded
VMware ESX 4.0.x

• vCenter Server (formerly VirtualCenter Server):
  • Location of vCenter Server log files (1021804)
  • Location of vCenter Inventory Service log files (2056632)
  • Location of vSphere Profile-Driven Storage log files (2056646)
  • Location of vCenter Single Sign-On log files for vCenter Server 5.1 and 5.5 (2033430)
  • Collecting diagnostic information for the vSphere Client or VMware Infrastructure Client (1003687)
  • Location of vSphere Web Client service logs (2004090)
  • Location of VMware vCenter Server 6.0 log files (2110014)
     
• ESXi/ESX:

• • Location of Site Recovery Manager log files (1021802)

• vCloud Director:

• • Viewing the vCloud Director Logs
  • Overview of Lab Manager log files (1011478)
     
• vShield/vCloud Networking and Security (vCNS):

• Location of vRealize Orchestrator log files (1010956)

• View and Horizon View:
   
  • Location of VMware View log files (1027744)
     
• Horizon Mirage (formerly Mirage):
   
  • Location of VMware Horizon Mirage log files (2046069)
     
• VMware Fusion:

• • Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Fusion (1003894)
     
• VMware Player:

• • Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Player and VMware Player Pro (2104004)
     
• VMware Workstation:
  • Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Workstation (1346)

• Collecting diagnostic information for VMware products (1008524)
• Uploading diagnostic information for VMware (1008525)

Collecting diagnostic information for the vSphere Client or VMware Infrastructure Client
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Fusion
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware products
Uploading diagnostic information for VMware
Location of vRealize Orchestrator log files
Overview of Lab Manager log files
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Data Recovery 1.x and 2.x
Location of ESX 3.0-4.1 log files
Location of ESXi 3.5-4.1 log files
Location of Site Recovery Manager log files
Location of vCenter Server log files
Location of VMware Data Recovery (VDR) log files
Overview of vShield logs
Location of VMware View log files
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Workstation
Location of vSphere ESXi Dump Collector log files
Location of vSphere Storage Appliance log files
Location of vSphere Web Client 5.x service logs
Location of ESXi 5.0 log files
Obtaining logs and information needed for VMware vShield products
Location of vCloud Director log files
Location of ESXi 5.1 and 5.5 log files
VMware 製品のログ ファイルの場所
Location of vCenter Single Sign-On log files for vCenter Server 5.1 and 5.5
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Data Protection
Locating logs for VMware vSphere Update Manager 5.0
Locations of VMware Mirage log files
Location of vCenter Inventory Service 4.x and 5.x log files
Location of vSphere Profile-Driven Storage log files
vSphere Profile-Driven Storage のログファイルの場所
Log locations in VMware vRealize Automation 6.x Suite
VMware 产品的日志文件位置
Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Player and VMware Workstation Player
Location of VMware vCenter Server 6.0 log files