Installation guide

CHAPTER 6 Administering ESX Server
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• Service Console messages, the data for which is gathered from
/var/log/messages in the service console. For more information, see
Viewing Service Console Logs on page 250.
• The availability report, which contains information and statistics about server
uptime and downtime. For more information, see Viewing the Availability Report
on page 251.
You should periodically check the VMkernel warning and alert messages for out of
memory errors, hardware failures and so on.
To view these log files and the availability report, complete the following steps.
1. Make sure you are logged into the management interface as the root user.
2. Click Options, then click System Logs.
3. Click the appropriate tab for the log file you want to view.
Viewing VMkernel Warnings
To view VMkernel warnings and serious system alerts, click the VMkernel Warnings
tab.
This information is useful if you are experiencing problems with ESX Server or your
virtual machines. If your log contains any alerts, check the VMware Knowledge Base at
or contact your VMware support representative. For more information, see the
VMware ESX Server Installation Guide.