VCAP-DCA Section 6-6.1

 VCAP-DCA 

Section 6 – Perform Advanced Troubleshooting
Objective 6.1 – Configure, Manage and Analyze vSphere Log Files

Skills and Abilities

·         Generate vCenter Server and ESX/ESXi log bundles

·         Use vicfg-syslog to configure centralized logging on ESX/ESXi Hosts

·         Test centralized logging configuration

·         Configure the vMA appliance as a log host

·         Use vilogger to enable/disable log collection on the vMA appliance

·         Use vilogger to configure log rotation and retention

·         Analyze log entries to obtain configuration information

·         Analyze log entries to identify and resolve issues

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