Here is something that you may be interested in!
This below script, you can just paste in it's entirety into the VMware PowerCLI! Make sure to change the SYSLOG SERVER IP/FQDN to your syslog server or Log insight. You can chose TCP if you want as well. It will configure all hosts within a vCenter environment to ADD an additional (or its first if there is none) syslog server, enable the sysloging through the firewall and add the port. It saves a ton of time and may be useful!
# PowerCLI Script for adding syslogserver to hosts
# @mrlesmithjr
# EverythingShouldBeVirtual.com
# Change the following to match your environment
# vi_server is your vCenter
$vi_server = “vcenterservername”
$vcuser = "vcenterserverusername"
$vcpass = "vcenterserverpassword"
# Make sure to tweak the protocol and ports below to match your environment
$syslogservers = “udp://SYSLOG SERVER IP/FQDN:514”
# Connect-VIServer -Server $vi_server -User $vcuser -Password $vcpass
# Setup variable to use in script for all hosts in vCenter
$vmhosts = @(Get-VMHost)
# Configure syslog on each host in vCenter
foreach ($vmhost in $vmhosts) {
Write-Host ‘$vmhost = ‘ $vmhost
Set-VMHostAdvancedConfiguration -Name Syslog.global.logHost -Value "$syslogservers" -VMHost $vmhost
Get-VMHostFirewallException -Name "syslog" -VMHost $vmhost | set-VMHostFirewallException -Enabled:$true
$esxcli = Get-EsxCli -VMHost $vmhost
$esxcli.system.syslog.reload()
}
Disconnect-VIServer * -Confirm:$false
EDIT: I forgot to mention, I removed the section that had the variables for account/password, I hate pasting those and manually do it after using VI-connect
