Installation guide

2 If your vSphere environment has multiple vCenter Servers, in thevCenter Server list, select the server
where the events occurred.
3 In File name, type a name for the event file.
NOTE If you do not specify a file extension, the file is saved as a text file.
4 In Events, specify the event attributes on which to filter.
a In Type, select User or System.
b If you selected User, select a user option.
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All users
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These users
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To specify a subset of users, click Search and specify the users to include.
c In Severity, select the event level: Error, Info, or Warning.
5 In Time, specify the time range during which the events to export occurred.
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To specify an hour, day, week, or month time period, select Last and set the number and time
increment.
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To specify a calendar time span, select From and set the from and to dates.
6 In Limits, set the number of events to export.
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Select All matching events.
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Select most recent matching events and enter the number.
7 Click OK.
vCenter Server creates the file in the specified location. The file contains the Type, Time, and Description of
the events.
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