You can set log levels and generate log files in a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle for a specific remote desktop feature, or all remote desktop features, on a Horizon Agent for Windows, Horizon Client for Windows, Horizon Client for Mac, or Horizon Client for Linux system.

Default Installation Paths

The DCT scripts are installed in the following directories and run from the agent and client installation paths.

  • Horizon Agent for Windows: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\support.bat
  • Horizon Client for Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\support.bat
  • Horizon Client for Mac: /Applications/VMware Horizon Client.app/Contents/Library/dct/HorizonCollector.sh
  • Horizon Client for Linux: /usr/bin/vmware-view-log-collector

Command Syntax

Use the following commands to run the DCT script for each platform.

  • Horizon Agent for Windows: support.bat
  • Horizon Client for Windows: support.bat
  • Horizon Client for Mac: HorizonCollector.sh
  • Horizon Client for Linux: vmware-view-log-collector

Supported Features

The remote desktop features listed in the following table have JSON configuration files that contain log level settings, log collection settings, and dump collection settings.

These services are available on Horizon Agent for Windows, Horizon Client for Windows, Horizon Client for Mac, and Horizon Client for Linux systems, with certain exceptions as noted.

For command-line options that accept feature names, specify the name shown in the Feature Name column.

Feature Name Full Feature Name
Blast Blast
Note: This service is only for Horizon Agent for Windows.
Client Client
Note: This service is not available for Horizon Agent for Windows.
CDR Client Drive Redirection
Clipboard Clipboard Redirection
DPISync DPI Synchronization
DnD Drag and Drop
Note: This service is not available for Horizon Client for Linux.
FA File Type Association
Note: This service is not available for Horizon Client for Linux.
TSMMR Multimedia Redirection
Note: This service is not available for Horizon Client for Mac.
PCoIP PCoIP
PerfTracker Performance Tracker
Note: This service is available only for Horizon Agent for Windows.
PrintRedir Printer Redirection
PublishedApp Published Applications
RTAV RTAV
ScannerRedirection Scanner Redirection
Note: This service is not available for Horizon Client for Mac.
SerialPortRedirection Serial Port Redirection
Note: This service is not available for Horizon Client for Mac.
SmartCard Smart Card Redirection
URLRedirection URL Content Redirection
USB USB Redirection
VDPService VDPService
Watermark Digital Watermark

Command-Line Options

The following table describes the command-line options and usage.

Option Usage Description
-l -l Lists log levels for all the features and components that DCT supports.

For example, the output of the Horizon Client for Windows command support.bat -l lists all the components that DCT controls and the log level status: 

- Agent Core          [INFO]
- PCoIP               [INFO]
- Virtual Channel     [INFO]
- VDP Service         [TRACE]
- Remote Features 
    - Client Drive Redirection  [TRACE]
    - Clipboard Redirection     [DEBUG]        
    - Drag and Drop             [TRACE]
    - DPI Synchronization       [INFO]
    - File Type Association     [INFO]
-l feature1,feature2 ... Lists log levels for the specified features.
For example, the output of the Horizon Client for Windows command support.bat -l CDR,DnD lists the log level status for the Client Drive Redirection and Drag and Drop features: 
 - Client Drive Redirection  [TRACE]    
 - Drag and Drop             [TRACE]
-l -dumps Queries the dump settings for the configured processes.

For example, the output of the Horizon Client for Windows command support.bat -l -dumps lists the name, dump type, and maximum dump count for each process:

Process Name                  Dump Type   Max Dump Count
========================================================
vmware-view.exe               Full        128
vmware-remotemks.exe          Full        128
vmware-appstub.exe            Full        128
horizon_client_service.exe    Full        NO LIMIT
Note: This command is available only for Horizon Client for Windows.
-l -dumps count Queries the dump count for the configured processes.
Note: This command is available only for Horizon Client for Windows.
-l -dumps type Queries the dump type for the configured processes.
Note: This command is available only for Horizon Client for Windows.
-ld -ld feature1,feature2 ... Lists log level details for the specified features.
-x -x All:level Sets the log level for all the features that DCT supports. Valid log levels are as follows:
  • Info
  • Debug
  • Trace
  • Verbose
-x feature1:level1,feature2:level2 ... Sets the log level for the specified features or components.

For example, the output of the Horizon Client for Linux command vmware-view-log-collector -x All:TRACE sets the log level to Trace for all components. The output of the Horizon Client for Linux command vmware-view-log-collect -x DnD:INFO,CDR:TRACE sets the log level for the Drag and Drop feature to Info and the log level for the Client Drive Redirection feature to Trace.
-r -r Resets the log levels of all features to the installation defaults.
-c -c All Collects all logs.
-c feature1,feature2 ... Collects logs for the specified features or components.
-d -d directory1 Redirects DCT output to the specified directory.
-f -f bundleName Specifies the full name of the log bundle file to bundleName.
-h -h Displays help information for command-line options and lists supported features and components for DCT.
-del -del -dumps All Deletes the dumps for all the features and components that DCT supports.
Note: This command is available only for Horizon Client for Windows.
-del -dumps feature1,feature2 ... Deletes the dumps for the specified features.

For example, the output of the Horizon Client for Windows command support.bat -del -dumps Client,FA deletes the dump files for the Client and File Type Association features.

Note: This command is available only for Horizon Client for Windows.

Real-Time Dump

For Horizon Client for Windows and Horizon Agent for Windows, real-time dump is also supported for some features. This function dumps the target process based on the configuration file setting and collects the dump in the log bundle. Whether a real-time dump needs to be generated depends on the feature's configuration.

For example, if you run the command support.bat -c for Horizon Client for Windows, the message You can choose to generate diagnostic dumps of the VMware Horizon Client processes running on this machine, please note these files can be very large appears. If you choose Y, dump files are generated for existing processes related to Horizon Client for Windows.