Location of VMware vCenter Server 6.0 log files
Article ID: 319957
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Products
VMware vCenter Server
Issue/Introduction
This article provides the default location of the VMware vCenter Server logs. For other VMware vCenter Server versions, see Location of vCenter Server log files (1021804).
Environment
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.0.x
Resolution
The VMware vCenter Server 6.0 logs are located in the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMWare\vCenterServer\logs 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:
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vCenter Server
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vCenter Server Appliance
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Description
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vmware-vpx\vpxd.log
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vpxd/vpxd.log
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The main vCenter Serverlog
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vmware-vpx\vpxd-profiler.log
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vpxd/vpxd-profiler.log
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Profile metrics for operations performed in vCenter Server
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vmware-vpx\vpxd-alert.log
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vpxd/vpxd-alert.log
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Non-fatal information logged about the vpxd process
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perfcharts\stats.log
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perfcharts/stats.log
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VMware Performance Charts
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eam\eam.log
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eam/eam.log
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VMware ESX Agent Manager
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invsvc
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invsvc
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VMware Inventory Service
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netdump
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netdumper
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VMware vSphere ESXi Dump Collector
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| vapi | vapi | VMware vAPI Endpoint |
| vmdird | vmdird | VMware Directory Service daemon |
| vmsyslogcollector | syslog | vSphere Syslog Collector |
| vmware-sps\sps.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 |
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workflow
| workflow | VMware vCenter Workflow Manager |
| SSO | SSO | VMware Single Sign-On |
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