VMware ESXi 6.0 – Syslog Collector Configuration March 24, 2017
VMware ESXi 6.0

VMware ESXi 6.0 hosts save their log files locally by default. However, you may configure the host to save their logs to a centralized server known as the Syslog Collector. Below are the steps to complete the configuration.

  1. Start the SSH service on the VMware ESXi 6.0 host.
  2. Enter the following command to configure the syslog collect on the host esxcli system syslog config set –loghost=x.x.x.x –logdir-unique=true. The –loghost=x.x.x.x value identifies the Syslog Collector server.
  3. Enter the following command to enable the syslog collector configuration esxcli system syslog reload.
  4. Stop the SSH service on the VMware ESXi 6.0 host.
  5. Configure the firewall to allow the outgoing traffic.
  6. After the host is added to vCenter server verify the logs are located in the following directory on the Syslog Collector server C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\data\vmsyslogcollector.