Tag: Log

“Log disk exhaustion” warning on the vCenter

vCenter

Is your VMware vCenter experiencing a “log disk exhaustion” warning? Is your vCenter’s storage space being consumed by an unusually large vmafdd.log file? You’re not alone. Many system administrators have encountered this issue, which can lead to performance degradation and potentially disrupt your virtualized environment. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of…

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How to get VMware logs the “smart way”

vCenter

GUI is a great tool but sometimes it simply does not work. The usual way to get logs is: Login to vCenter. Under Inventory Lists, select vCenter Servers. Click the vCenter Server that contains the ESX/ESXi hosts from which you want to export logs. Click the Monitor tab and click System Logs. Click Export System Logs. Select the ESX/ESXi hosts…

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