/var/log/vmware/hostd.log

[sanavm]

i 'm loking for a way to undertstand what's wrote in this file and how can i analyze it ; cause i fond in other doc the meaning of every word but not for this file it's was for vmkernel .

[Texiwill]

Hello,

hostd.log contains a log of all actions taken by either the VIC connected to ESX or vCenter connected to ESX and other items like HA that run periodically. So parsing it will help determine the order of certain actions but it is not very easy to understand.

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Edward L. Haletky
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[sanavm]

thanks i know all this information but im loking to understand the contain of this file ; like for vmkenel when i was searching i found that the line start by the date system ; name of the system ; the time up ; the mening of each nuber for the target for example.... ; so i was wondring if it's the same thing for hostd.log or not .

[Texiwill]

Hello,

Not really, hostd.log does not have a one line per message rule, there are often multiple lines for each message. I would 'do an action' while tailing hostd.log so you can see what it spits out.

Best regards,
Edward L. Haletky
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[sanavm]

ok but pleas can you give me some doc to help me to do my hoùework pleas im baging you hhh.

[Texiwill]

Hello,

There is NO such document. You need to look at the contents of hostd.log as you do things in the VIC that way you can see 'start' and 'end' lines for each command. Best to do this when HA/DRS is NOT enabled, perhaps on a test box.

Best regards,
Edward L. Haletky
VMware Communities User Moderator, VMware vExpert 2009, DABCC Analyst
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[sanavm]

i know that i have to undersatnd each line or each message indempltly but i can't understand what that ligne mean ! pleas help me!!!

2009-04-15 15:08:18.226 'Hostsvc::DatastoreSystem' 3076449184 info] Datastore alias configuration file is /etc/vmware/hostd/datastores.xml

[petedr]

As Ed mentioned I don't think a document exists to describe what the hostd log entries are. I have not seen one.

In addition to what was mentioned already other type of messages you will see in hostd, are VMs starting and stopping, snapshot being added and deleted and vmotion activity among a lot of others.

www.phdvirtual.com, makers of esXpress

[sanavm]

thank you .