You can use the vdmadmin command with the -I option to record VMware Horizon event messages in Syslog format in event log files. Many third-party analytics products require flat-file Syslog data as input for their analytics operations.
Syntax
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -disable
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -enable -localOnly
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -enable -path path
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -enable -path path -user DomainName\username -password password
Usage Notes
You can use the command to generate VMware Horizon event log messages in Syslog format. In a Syslog file, VMware Horizon event log messages are formatted in key-value pairs, which makes the logging data accessible to analytics software.
You can also use the vdmadmin command with the -I option to list the available reports and views and to display the contents of a specified report. See Listing and Displaying Reports of VMware Horizon Operation Using the ‑I Option.
Options
You can disable or enable the eventSyslog option. You can direct the Syslog output to the local system only or to another location. See "Configure Event Logging for Syslog Servers" in the Horizon 8 Installation and Upgrade document.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -disable | Disables Syslog logging. |
| -e|-enable | Enables Syslog logging. |
| -eventSyslog | Specifies that VMware Horizon events are generated in Syslog format. |
| -localOnly | Stores the Syslog output on the local system only. When you use the -localOnly option, the default destination of the Syslog output is %PROGRAMDATA%\VMware\VDM\events\. |
| -password password | Specifies the password for the user that authorizes access to the specified destination path for the Syslog output. |
| -path | Determines the destination UNC path for the Syslog output. |
| -u|-user DomainName\username | Specifies the domain and username that can access the destination path for the Syslog output. |
Examples
Disable generating VMware Horizon events in Syslog format.
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -disable
Direct Syslog output of VMware Horizon events to the local system only.
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -enable -localOnly
Direct Syslog output of VMware Horizon events to a specified path.
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -enable -path path
Direct Syslog output of VMware Horizon events to a specified path that requires access by an authorized domain user.
vdmadmin -I -eventSyslog -enable -path \\logserver\share\ViewEvents -user mydomain\myuser -password mypassword
