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3IftheVIClientisconnectedtoanESXServer,specifythelocationforthelogfiles.
4ClickOK.
Afileiscreatedoftheselecteddataandstoredatthespecifiedlocation,usingthe
vm-supportscript.Ifnofileextensionisprovided,thedefaultisatextfile.Thefile
containsType,Time,andDescription.
Collecting Log Files
VMwaretechnicalsupportmightrequestseveralfilestohelpresolveyourproblem.
Thefollowingdescribesscriptprocessesforgeneratingandcollectingsomeofthese
files.
To set VirtualCenter verbose logging in the VMware Infrastructure Client
1 ChooseAdministration.ClickServerSettings>LoggingOptions.
2 ChooseVerbosefromthepop‐upmenu.
3ClickOK.
To collect VMware Infrastructure log files
Choosefromtheoptions:
 Toviewtheviclient-*.logfiles,changetothedirectory,%temp%.
 IfyouarerunningtheVIClientontheVirtualCenterServermachine,download
thelogbundle.