VMware vSphere Update Manager logs

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VMware vSphere Update Manager logs

Login to vCenter server

Click Start > All Programs > VMware > Generate Update Manager log bundle.

A command prompt appears, displaying the progress of logs being collected.  When the process is complete, the command prompt closes and you see a log bundle on the desktop of the server. The log file for VMware vCenter Update Manager shows as vum-support-xxxxx.zip , where xxxxx represents the user who ran the report, as well as the date and time the report was run.

By default, VMware vCenter Update Manager logs are available in these directories:
  • Windows XP, 2000, and 2003:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\Update Manager
  • Windows 2008 and later operating systems:
C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Update Manager\Logs\

  • ESX:

    /var/log/vmware/esxupdate.log

    ESXi (patch and update installation logs):

/var/log/esxupdate.log
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