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.
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. |
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