Comments on: Real-time view of ESX Logs in the Service Console http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss Thu, 09 Jun 2011 01:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: BTNETGUY http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-629 BTNETGUY Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:39:00 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-629 i am getting a Unable to open /dev/sdb when i try to mount it i am getting a Unable to open /dev/sdb when i try to mount it

]]> By: Simon Long http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Simon Long Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:33:32 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-156 Less? I've not heard of that. But i will go and check it out, it sounds really handy. Thanks Steve Less? I’ve not heard of that. But i will go and check it out, it sounds really handy.

Thanks Steve

]]> By: Steve Morris http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Steve Morris Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:24:20 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-155 Tail's cool but I prefer to uses less as I find it's more of a one-stop shop for devling into log files. With less you can open the file you want to take a look at, move up and down it (unlike more), then if you want some real time action just hit Ctrl+f. This puts less into realtime mode. Once you've had your fix of realtime updates, just hit ctrl+c and your back to viewing the file. Very cool. On a seperate note be warned that having an excessive amount of log files open for real-time updates can have a detremental effect on the service consoles performance. Great site by the way :-) Steve Tail’s cool but I prefer to uses less as I find it’s more of a one-stop shop for devling into log files.

With less you can open the file you want to take a look at, move up and down it (unlike more), then if you want some real time action just hit Ctrl+f. This puts less into realtime mode. Once you’ve had your fix of realtime updates, just hit ctrl+c and your back to viewing the file. Very cool.

On a seperate note be warned that having an excessive amount of log files open for real-time updates can have a detremental effect on the service consoles performance.

Great site by the way :-)

Steve

]]> By: Darren http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Darren Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:43:31 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-154 Love the tail command seen a collegue using it on a Solaris host some time ago and thought I'd give it ago on the ESX console, been using it ever since, really useful for trouble shooting management agents etc. Love the tail command seen a collegue using it on a Solaris host some time ago and thought I’d give it ago on the ESX console, been using it ever since, really useful for trouble shooting management agents etc.

]]> By: Simon Long http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Simon Long Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:25:43 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-153 Hi Dan, thanks for the article idea. I do have an ESX3.5 and VC2 Log post here: http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/04/14/vmware-esx-3-and-vcenter-2-logs/ But i think i might look into ESX4 and vCenter4 Logs. Simon Hi Dan, thanks for the article idea. I do have an ESX3.5 and VC2 Log post here: http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/04/14/vmware-esx-3-and-vcenter-2-logs/

But i think i might look into ESX4 and vCenter4 Logs.

Simon

]]> By: Dan http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Dan Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:56:39 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-152 Maybe nice to do an article on where the logs are and what they do as an addition to this. I found a nice one: /var/log/vmware/esxupdate.log It shows the progress of update manager when updating your esx servers. Useful when it seems hung at 33% remediating. Maybe nice to do an article on where the logs are and what they do as an addition to this. I found a nice one:
/var/log/vmware/esxupdate.log
It shows the progress of update manager when updating your esx servers. Useful when it seems hung at 33% remediating.

]]> By: Simon Long http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Simon Long Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:23:03 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-151 Are the others? Are the others?

]]> By: NiTRo http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-150 NiTRo Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:55:59 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-150 You're welcome. Note that this switch is not available on ESXi You’re welcome. Note that this switch is not available on ESXi

]]> By: Simon Long http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Simon Long Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:32:48 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-149 Thanks Raphael, i'll add that to the post. Simon Thanks Raphael, i’ll add that to the post.

Simon

]]> By: NiTRo http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/2009/11/18/realtime-view-of-esx-logs-in-the-service-console/comment-page-1/#comment-148 NiTRo Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:22 +0000 http://www.simonlong.co.uk/blog/?p=1344#comment-148 You can even use tail -F to reload the file when rotated ;) You can even use tail -F to reload the file when rotated ;)

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