To determine the default log locations for VMware products, see the most relevant document.
vSphere Suite
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)
- Locating logs for VMware vSphere Update Manager 5.0 (2038036)
ESXi/ESX:
vSphere Data Recovery:
vSphere Storage Appliance:
Site Recovery Manager
vCloud Director:
vShield/vCloud Networking and Security (vCNS):
VMware vCloud Automation Center 6.x:
vCenter Orchestrator:
Desktop Computing
View and Horizon View:
Horizon Mirage (formerly Mirage):
VMware Workstation: