Configuring Logging in View Agent Using the ‑A Option

You can use the vdmadmin command with the -A option to configure logging by View Agent.

Syntax

vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments] -getDCT-outfile local_file -d desktop -m machine

vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments] -getlogfile logfile -outfile local_file -d desktop -m machine

vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments] -getloglevel [-xml] -d desktop [-m machine]

vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments] -getstatus [-xml] -d desktop [-m machine]

vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments] -getversion [-xml] -d desktop [-m machine]

vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments] -list [-xml] [-w | -n] -d desktop -m machine

vdmadmin -A [-b authentication_arguments] -setloglevel level -d desktop [-m machine]

Usage Notes

To assist VMware Technical Support in troubleshooting a View Agent, you can create a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle. You can also change the logging level, display the version and status of View Agent, and save individual log files to your local disk.

Options

Options for Configuring Logging in View Agent shows the options that you can specify to configure logging in View Agent.

Table 1. Options for Configuring Logging in View Agent

Option	Description
-d desktop	Specifies the desktop pool.
-getDCT	Creates a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle and saves it to a local file.
-getlogfile logfile	Specifies the name of the log file to save a copy of.
-getloglevel	Displays the current logging level of View Agent.
-getstatus	Displays the status of View Agent.
-getversion	Displays the version of View Agent.
-list	List the log files for View Agent.
-m machine	Specifies the machine within a desktop pool.
-outfile local_file	Specifies the name of the local file in which to save a DCT bundle or a copy of a log file.
-setloglevel level	Sets the logging level of View Agent. debug Logs error, warning, and debugging events. normal Logs error and warning events. trace Logs error, warning, informational, and debugging events.

Examples

Display the logging level of the Agent for the machine machine1 in the desktop pool dtpool2.

vdmadmin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -getloglevel

Set the logging level of the View Agent for the machine machine1 in the desktop pool dtpool2 to debug.

vdmadmin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -setloglevel debug

Display the list of View Agent log files for the machine machine1 in the desktop pool dtpool2.

vdmadmin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -list

Save a copy of the View Agent log file log-2009-01-02.txt for the machine machine1 in the desktop pool dtpool2 as C:\mycopiedlog.txt.

vdmadmin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -getlogfile log-2009-01-02.txt -outfile C:\mycopiedlog.txt

Display the version of the View Agent for the machine machine1 in the desktop pool dtpool2.

vdmadmin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -getversion

Display the status of the View Agent for the machine machine1 in the desktop pool dtpool2.

vdmadmin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -getstatus

Create the DCT bundle for the machine machine1 in the desktop pool dtpool2 and write it to the zip file C:\myfile.zip.

vdmadmin -A -d dtpool2 -m machine1 -getDCT -outfile C:\myfile.zip