VMware Horizon 8 creates log files that record the installation and operation of its components.
| Horizon 8 Component | File Path and Other Information |
|---|---|
| All components (installation logs) | %TEMP%\vminst.log_date_timestamp %TEMP%\vmmsi.log_date_timestamp |
| Horizon Agent | <Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs To access VMware Horizon 8 log files that are stored in <Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs, you must open the logs from an application with elevated administrator privileges. Right-click the application file and select Run as administrator. If a User Data Disk (UDD) is configured, <Drive Letter> might correspond to the UDD. The logs for PCoIP are named pcoip_agent*.log and pcoip_server*.log. |
| Remote Desktop Features | You can set log levels and generate log files in a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle for remote desktop features on Windows Agent and Client, Mac Client, and Linux Client. Windows Agent: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\support.bat Windows Client: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\support.bat Mac Client: /Applications/VMware Horizon Client.app/Contents/Library/dct/HorizonCollector.sh Linux Client: /usr/bin/vmware-view-log-collector |
| Published Applications (VMware Horizon 8 only) | The Horizon Event Database configured on a Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database server, or PostgreSQL database server. Windows Application Event logs. Disabled by default. |
| Connection Server (VMware Horizon 8 only) |
<Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\VMware\log\ConnectionServer.
Note: This file path is a symbolic link that redirects to the actual location of the log files, which is
<Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\VMware\VDM\logs.
The log directory is configurable in the log configuration settings of the Common Configuration ADMX template file (vdm_common.admx) . PCoIP Secure Gateway logs are written to files named SecurityGateway_*.log in the PCoIP Secure Gateway subdirectory. Blast Secure Gateway logs are written to files named absg*.log in the Blast Secure Gateway subdirectory. |
| Horizon Services | Horizon Event Database configured on a Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database server, or PostgreSQL database server. Windows System Event logs. |
