Syslog - VMWare vSphere 8.0 (formerly ESX/ESXi Server)

Device Details

Device Name

VMWare vSphere 8.0 (formerly ESX/ESXi Server)

Vendor

VMWare

Device Type

Virtual Machine Monitor or VMM

Supported Model Name/Number

N/A

Supported Software Version

All

Collection Method

Syslog

Configurable Log Output

N/A

Log Source Type

Syslog - VMWare ESX/ESXi Server

Log Processing Policy

LogRhythm Default

Exceptions

N/A

Additional Information

https://www.vmware.com/products/cloud-infrastructure/vsphere


https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/vsphere-monitoring-and-performance-8-0/system-log-files/configure-syslog-on-esxi-hosts.html

Supported Log Messages

(List of LR tags used to parse the log information for each message type)

Type

Product Version

Supported Schema Fields

Accept On Client Connection Failed

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <object>, <subject>

Actual VM Overhead

All

<object>, <size>

Adding Query Spec

All

<severity>, <object>, <quantity>

Aggregate Version Overflow

All

<process>, <object>, <sname>

API HEALTH Execuation Messages

All

<severity>, <sname>, <protname>, <protnum>, <objectname>, <command>, <process>, <status>, <quantity>

Attempt To Relock Already Locked Object

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <object>

Authentication Activity

All

<severity>, <object>, <domain>, <login>

Authentication Messages

All

<severity>, <sname>, <process>, <session>, <object>, <vendorinfo>, <account>, <command>, <login>, <protnum>, <dip>

Can't Convert IP Address

All

<process>, <object>

Cannot Convert Disk Path

All

<severity>, <process>, <vmid>, <login>, <object>

Catch All : Level 1

All

<severity>, <tag1>

Catch All : Level 3

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>

Catch All : Level 3 - Syslog Protocol And Severity

All

<tag1>, <process>, <sip>, <sport>

Catch All : Level 4

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>, <object>

Catch All : General Messages

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <tag1>, <objectname>, <command>, <tag2>

Catch All : State Changes And MKS Connections

All

<object>, <tag1>, <login>

Change Occured

All

<severity>, <object>, <process>, <subject>, <tag1>

Child Connection From Host

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <sip>, <sport>

CIM : Child Still Alive

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>

CIM Error

All

N/A

CIM Server Information

All

<tag1>, <process>, <tag2>, <object>, <quantity>, <login>

CIM Service Message

All

<login>, <process>, <object>

Clearing Connection List Due To Network Error

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <session>, <protname>, <object>, <domain>

Client Certificate Can't Be Verified

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>, <subject>

Client HTTP Response

All

<process>, <object>

Command Executed

All

<object>, <tag1>

Command Failed To Send

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <objectname>

Command To Device Failed

All

<severity>, <process>, <command> ,<object>

Command To NMP Device Failed On Physical Path

All

<severity> ,<process>, <command> ,<session>, <object>, <objectname>

Connection Accepted

All

<severity> ,<process>, <dname> ,<sip>

Connection Reset By Peer

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>

Could Not Translate Vpxd Counter

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>, <object>

Creating New Subrequest

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <objectname>, <command>, <domain>, <login>, <object>

Critical Log Message

All

<login>, <process>

Cron Job Execution

All

<process>, <login>, <object>

Crond : Cron Job Execution

All

<severity>, <login>, <processid>, <command>

Crond Jobs : Session Open/Close

All

<login>, <process>, <tag1>

Data Socket Receive Buffer Size

All

<severity> ,<process>, <dname>, <object>, <size>

Database Message

All

<severity> ,<process>, <command>, <objectname>, <dname>, <tag1>

Default Resource Used

All

<severity>, <process>, <command>, <object>, <objectname>, <domain>, <process>, <session>, <vmid>

Did Not Find VM On VM List

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>, <object>

Did Not Recieve Metrics From Host

All

<severity>, <object>, <process>

Disk Library Closed

All

<severity> ,<process>, <session> ,<objectname>, <command>, <object>

Distributed Firewall Packet Log

All

<severity>, <process>, <tag2>, <domain>, <tag1>, <protname>, <protnum>, <sip>, <sport>, <dip>, <dport>, <sinterface>, <dinterface>, <sname>, <smac>, <dmac>

DNS Lookup Failed

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <command>, <object>, <dname>

DNSResource Caching

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>, <objectname>, <object>, <seconds>

Doing Map Lookup For User

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <command>, <domain>, <login>

Drive Error

All

<object>, <session>, <seconds>

Drive Failure

All

<object>

DVS Manager Message

All

<process>, <object>

DVS Tracker Message

All

<process>, <object>, <quantity>

Error Accepting SSL Connection

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <vmid>, <protname>

Error Log Message

All

<severity>, <login>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <tag2>, <tag1>

Error Occurred During LDAP Search

All

<vmid>, <severity>, <process>, <processid>, <session>, <protname>, <quantity>

ESX ESXI Warning Message

All

<severity>, <object>, <objectname>, <process>, <dname>, <login>, <tag4>, <account>, <domain>, <session>, <command>, <url>, <tag1>, <tag2>, <tag3>, <sip>

Failed Authentication Activity

All

<sip>, <dip>, <sport>, <login>, <process>, <tag1>

Failed To Crossdup

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>, <objectname>

Failed To Find File Size : No Such File Or Dir

All

<severity> ,<process>, <session> ,<objectname> ,<command>, <object>

Failed To Read Disk Adapter Type

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>

Failed To Read Header On Stream

All

<severity>, <process> ,<session>, <objectname>, <protname>, <sip>, <sport>, <dip> ,<dport>, <object>

FDM Messages

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>, <session>, <subject>

Fetch Failed : File Not Found

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <command>, <object>

Found Profiles In Namespace

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>, <quantity>

General Information 2

All

<login>, <object>, <itemsin>, <amount>, <duration>, <quantity>, <tag2>, <tag1>

General Messages

All

<tag1>, <amount>

General Messages 2

All

<severity>, <dname>, <domainorigin>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <tag2>, <group>

HAL Messages

All

<severity>, <object>, <objectname>, <command>, <sname>, <dname>, <quantity>, <subject>

HAL Services Information

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>, <sinterface>, <tag1>, <subject>

Heartbeat Status

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>, <objectname>, <status>, <tag1>

Host Daemon Messages

All

<process>, <object>

HostCtl Exception During Network Stats Collection

All

<severity> ,<process>, <session>, <object>

HostCtl Exception In Stats Collection

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <session>, <command>, <object>, <subject>

Hostd : Accepted Password

All

<sessiontype>, <login>, <sip>, <sport>

Hostd : Authentication

All

<login>

HostD : Could Not Get Max File Size

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <subject>, <objectname>, <vmid>, <command>

Hostd : Password Rejected

All

<domain>, <login>, <sip>

Hostd Info Message

All

<parentprocessname>, <severity>, <dname>, <subject>, <session>, <process>, <domain>, <vendorinfo>, <login>, <tag2>, <tag1>, <sname>, <sport>

Hostd Messages

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <tag1>, <command>, <object>, <objectname>, <quantity>, <amount>, <subject>

Hostd Parse Value Error

All

<severity>, <object>

Hostd Probe Information

All

<severity>, <tag1>, <object>, <process>, <milliseconds>, <objectname>, <version>

Hostd System Is Starting

All

<severity>, <process>, <vmid>, <account>, <object>, <tag1>, <objectname>, <sname>, <group>

Hostd System Starting

All

<severity>, <process>, <vmid>, <account>, <object>, <command>, <objectname>

HTTP Header Command Is Not Expected

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>, <protname>

HTTP Process Complete

All

<session>, <process>, <bytesin>

HTTP Proxy Information

All

<process>, <severity>, <object>, <tag1>, <dname>, <dport>, <objecttype>, <action>, <processid>, <version>

HTTP Proxy Messages

All

<severity>, <process>, <tag1>, <command>, <dname>, <dport>

HTTP Transaction Failed On Stream TCP

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <session>, <object>, <subject>, <objectname>

Informational Message

All

<login>, <process>, <object>, <tag2>, <tag3>

Instrumentation Service

All

<severity>, <vmid>, <process>, <object>

Interactive Authentication 2

All

<dname>, <process>, <processid>, <tag3>, <object>, <login>, <sip>, <sport>

Internal Task

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <object>, <tag1>, <process>, <session>

Invalid Message Type For New Connection

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <object>, <objectname>, <command>

Invoke SOAP

All

<severity>, <object>, <process>, <command>, <sname>, <objectname>

Kernel Log Messages

All

<severity>, <sname>, <process>, <tag1>, <object>, <sinterface>, <subject>, <objectname>, <login>

Kernel MPNs Selected For Retirement

All

<severity>, <command>, <vmid>, <subject>, <object>, <quantity>

Key Information

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>

Large Receive Offload Task

All

<severity>, <process>, <command>, <object>, <session>, <dname>, <objectname>

Load Current State For Sensor Failed

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <command>, <object>, <vmid>, <size>

Login Attempt For Nonexistent User

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <login>, <sip>, <sport>

LWSMD Information

All

<severity>, <dname>, <domainorigin>, <process>, <group>, <subject>, <tag1>

New MKS Connection Count

All

<process>, <object>, <quantity>

New Proxy Client

All

<object>, <protname>, <sip>, <sport>, <dip>, <dport>

NMP Device State In Doubt

All

<version>, <severity>, <process>, <command>, <object>

No Message String To Format Object

All

<severity>, <object>

No Port Group Configs Found

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <command>

NSX-Exporter

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>, <subject>, <object>, <hash>, <action>, <reason>, <duration>

Object Closed

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <objectname>, <command>, <tag1>, <object>

Object Exiting On Host Daemon Exit

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>

Object Lookup Failed

All

<severity>, <process> ,<session>, <object>

OSFSD Information

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>

PAM Password Authentication Succeeded

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <domain>, <login>, <sip>, <sport>

Passwd : Password Changed

All

<account>, <login>

Pattern 1 : Authd Messages

All

<tag1>, <sipn>, <session>

Pattern 10 : Hostd : DISKLIB-VMFS Access

All

<object>, <tag1>

Pattern 11 : TaskManager : Task Manager Messages

All

<process>, <tag1>, <tag2>, <vmid>

Pattern 12 : General WMWare Messages

All

<process>, <tag1>, <object>, <sip>, <login>, <dip>, <dport>, <amount>, <session>, <dname>, <sport>

Pattern 15 : Specific Errors And Warnings

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <tag3>, <object>, <quantity>, <sender>, <recipient>, <subject>, <login>

Pattern 16 : Authentication Logs

All

<tag1>, <tag2>, <dname>, <tag3>, <object>, <login>, <account>, <protname>

Pattern 17 : Reset Information

All

<login>, <tag1>

Pattern 2 : Proxysvc Messages

All

<tag1>, <tag2>, <tag3>, <tag5>

Pattern 3 : VMKernel Messages

All

<tag1>, <tag2>, <status>

Pattern 4 : LSIESG Messages

All

<tag1>

Pattern 5 : Hostd Messages

All

<tag1>

Pattern 6 : Init Messages

All

<tag1>

Pattern 7 : Root Messages

All

<tag1>

Pattern 8 : Watchdog

All

<tag1>

Pattern 9 : Login Logout

All

<login>, <sip>, <tag1>

Performance Manager Message

All

<severity>, <object>, <objectname>, <subject>

Performance Warning

All

<severity>, <object>, <process>, <microseconds>, <size>, <object>, <bytes>, <quantity>

Port Information

All

<severity>, <process>, <tag1>, <object>

Process Has Exited

All

<severity>, <process> ,<object>

Process Restarting Due To Bug

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>

Process Timeout

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>

Profiles Found

All

<quantity>, <object>

Promiscuous Mode Request Disallowed By Policy

All

<severity>, <process>, <sname>, <dinterface> ,<object>

Responded To Service State Request

All

<severity>, <process>

Root Login

All

<login>, <object>

Root Pool Capacity Change

All

<object>

Rule2

All

<tag1>, <tag2>

SDRS Injector

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>, <object>

Session Information

All

<session>, <severity>, <process>, <tag3>, <tag2>, <sname>

Session Status

All

<tag1>, <login>

Set Internal Stats

All

<severity>, <object>, <objectname>

Single Sign On Message

All

<severity> ,<process>, <domain>, <login>, <tag1>, <dname>, <object

SLP Agent Received Error Code : Trying Again

All

<severity>, <process>, <vmid> ,<object>, <quantity>

Smart_Open Failed

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <command>, <object>, <result>

Snapshot Deleted

All

<severity> ,<process>, <session>, <objectname>, <command>, <object>

SNMP Informational Messages

All

<tag1>, <process>, <tag2>, <sip>, <protname>, <sport>

Soaccept Failed

All

<severity> ,<protname> ,<process>, <objectname>

StorageRM Messages

All

<severity>, <dname>, <object>, <quantity>

Successfully Opened Disk

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>, <object>

Sudo Command Executed

All

<login>, <account>, <object>, <tag1>

Switch User Command

All

<sip>, <dname>, <login>, <tag3>, <account>, <object>

Sync Gen No

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>, <command>, <object>

Synchronization Messages

All

<severity> ,<process>, <subject>, <tag1>, <command>, <dname>, <object>, <sname>, <dip>

System Log Daemon Exiting

All

N/A

System Time Set

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <login>, <command>, <amount>

Tape Status Information

All

<object>, <tag1>

Task Information

All

<severity>, <process>, <session> ,<objectname> ,<command> ,<tag1>, <object>

Ticket Issued For MKS Service

All

<login>, <process>, <object>, <session>

Time To Gather Configuration

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <objectname>, <command>, <milliseconds>

Tools Version Status

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <objectname>, <object>

Transitioned To Power Off

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <objectname>, <object>

Unable To Get Resource Settings

All

<severity>, <process>, <vmid>, <object>

Unable To Obtain Version

All

<process>, <severity>, <object>

Unexpected Error Reading HTTP Header

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <protname>

User Agent Information

All

<process>, <object>

User Authentication Failure

All

<seveirty>, <subject>, <login>, <domain>

User Exit

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <domain>, <login>, <tag1>, <tag2>

Using File

All

<severity>, <process> ,<processid>, <object>

VC Agent Message

All

<severity>, <sname>, <process>, <object>, <objectname>, <vmid>, <command>, <subject>

VIM Task

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>, <command>, <session>

VM Directory Deleted

All

<severity> ,<process>, <session>, <objectname>, <command> ,<login>, <object>

VM Service Message

All

<process>, <object>, <quantity>

VMK Warnings

All

<severity>, <process>, <object>, <vmid>, <subject>

VMKernel : Swap File Extended

All

<tag1>, <amount>

Vmkernel Messages

All

<severity>, <dname>, <object>, <command>, <objectname>, <subject>

VMKernel Warning Messages

All

<tag1>, <severity>, <process>, <tag2>, <object>

VMWare Messages

All

<url>, <object>, <objectname>, <dport>, <process>, <account>, <domain>, <login>

VMware Syslog Messages

All

<process>

Vpxa Alarm

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>, <object>, <tag1>

Vpxa App Messages

All

<session>, <object>, <url>, <amount>, <quantity>, <tag2>, <tag1>

VPXA App Messages 2

All

<session>, <object>, <tag2>, <tag1>

Vpxa Messages

All

<severity>, <protname>, <session>, <object>, <result>, <duration>, <quantity>, <tag2>, <tag1>

Vpxa Messages

All

<severity>, <dname>, <objectname>, <tag1>, <object>, <session>, <url>, <quantitiy>, <vmid>

Vpxa Query Last Timestamp

All

<session>, <process>, <object>

Vpxa Session

All

<severity>, <object>, <process>, <tag1>, <session>

Vsan D Process Info

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <parentprocessname>, <command>

Vsan Health Service

All

<severity>, <group>, <process>, <parentprocessname>, <command>

Vsan Soap Server Information

All

<severity>, <sip>, <dname>, <sport>, <process>, <processid>, <object>, <objectname>, <objecttype>, <subject>, <action>

Vsan System Information Message

All

<severity>, <dname>, <process>, <processid>

Vsan Trace Information

All

<severity>, <process>, <processid>, <object>

Wait For Updates Process

All

<severity>, <objectname>, <process>, <tag1>

Watchdog Messages

All

<process>, <object>, <tag1>

World Does Not Exist

All

<severity>, <process>, <session> ,<objectname>, <object>

World ID Not Set For VM

All

<severity>, <process>, <session>, <objectname>, <command>, <object>

Write At Offset Failed

All

<severity>, <process>, <quantity>, <object>, <objectname>, <command>

Revision History

KB Version

Log Type

Change Type

Details

KB 7.1.598.0

N/A

Device Documentation

N/A