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So in this case the data will be send over to my Windows VCenter server which will be saved in separate VMDK disk.<br />
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Is that possible or is there a u better alternative deployment ?
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So in this case the data will be send over to my Windows VCenter server which will be saved in separate VMDK disk.

Is that possible or is there a u better alternative deployment ?

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can I repoint it into a NAS device so the drive is mapped using CIFS share inside the VCenter ?
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can I repoint it into a NAS device so the drive is mapped using CIFS share inside the VCenter ?

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ok, most probably I'm gonna use the free Syslog buildin feature from the VMware for my purpose.
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ok, most probably I'm gonna use the free Syslog buildin feature from the VMware for my purpose.

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It's not really built in, it's a separate installation, and not very advanced application, when it comes to Syslogs.<br />
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You will see, when you look through your syslogs, you'll get a lot of noise!
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It's not really built in, it's a separate installation, and not very advanced application, when it comes to Syslogs.

You will see, when you look through your syslogs, you'll get a lot of noise!

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Hi people,<br />
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Can anyone please suggest me what is the best way to configure all of my ESXi servers to forward all of the logs to a syslog server ?<br />
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Does VMware has their own SysLog server that can be utilized with no additional cost ?<br />
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The purpose is to capture all of the server logs before it gets rolled over for further diagnostic.
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Hi people,

Can anyone please suggest me what is the best way to configure all of my ESXi servers to forward all of the logs to a syslog server ?

Does VMware has their own SysLog server that can be utilized with no additional cost ?

The purpose is to capture all of the server logs before it gets rolled over for further diagnostic.

Configuring ESXi 5.1u1 servers to forward the logs to SysLog server ?

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