Supported Log Files and Archive Formats in VMware Aria Operations for Logs

You can use VMware Aria Operations for Logs to analyze unstructured or structured log data.

VMware Aria Operations for Logs accepts data from the following sources:

• Sources that support sending log streams with the syslog protocol.
• Sources that write log files and can run the VMware Aria Operations for Logs agent.
• Sources that can post log data with HTTP or HTTPS through the REST API. The API documentation is available from VMware Aria Operations for Logs interface at https://<operations_for_logs_host>/rest-api.
• Historic data that was archived by VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

The vSphere log parser allows you to import vSphere log bundles in VMware Aria Operations for Logs.

Note: Although VMware Aria Operations for Logs can handle historic data and real-time data simultaneously, you are advised to deploy a separate instance of VMware Aria Operations for Logs to process imported log files.

See Import a VMware Aria Operations for Logs archive in Administering VMware Aria Operations for Logs.