Empty Logs after reboot

Aligator123 · ‎10-04-2016

Hey all,

after a reboot from our ESX are the Logs in the Tab empty.

We dont know why the ESX Server shutdown...

Best Regards Aligator123

JimKnopf99 · ‎10-04-2016

Hi,

by default, VMware ESXi logs do not persist upon a reboot. If you need logfiles, you have to configure a syslogserver to collect the files.

It depend on your ESXi licensing, you are able to use VMware Loginsight or vCenter Server Syslog Server.

For each vCenter Server Licence, you get 25 OSI License of vRealize Loginisght.

Frank

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khaliqamar · ‎10-04-2016

if you dont have vcenter then it is obvious.

Seniore · ‎10-05-2016

Hi,

another reason might be the lack of a persistent scratch location.

If your ESXi hosts is booting from a USB/SD device or you're using a stateless installation then the logs will be gone after a reboot.

Please have a look at the following KB:

Best regards,

Marcin