VMware Live Site Recovery records operational information into the log files. The logs files do not contain sensitive information such as private keys and passwords.
VMware Live Site Recovery Virtual Appliance Server Logs
The VMware Live Site Recovery Virtual Appliance stores the system log files in the /var/log/vmware/srm/ directory. The latest messages from VMware Live Site Recovery Server are placed in the vmware-dr-number.log file.
The support bundle is located in the /var/log/vmware/Support/ folder.
Log Levels for Server Logs
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| error | Displays only error log entries. |
| info | Displays information, error, and warning log entries. |
| trivia | Displays information, error, warning, verbose, and trivia log entries. |
| verbose | Displays information, error, warning, and verbose log entries. |
| warning | Displays warning and error log entries. |
VMware Live Site Recovery supports components such as:
- Default
- Replication
- Recovery
- Storage
- StorageProvider
- Vdb
- Persistence
The vmware-dr-number.log file does not contain security messages concerning the authentication process and connections with the remote side.
VMware Live Site Recovery Virtual Appliance User Interface Logs
The VMware Live Site Recovery Virtual Appliance stores the VMware Live Site Recovery user interface log files in the /var/log/vmware/dr-client/ folder. The latest messages are placed in the dr.log file.
You can modify the log level of each component by updating the level value element in the log4j2.xml file in the /opt/vmware/dr-client/webapps/dr/WEB-INF/classes/ directory. The default level of all components is info.
The VMware Live Site Recovery Virtual Appliance Management Interface logs are located in the /var/log/vmware/drconfigui/ folder. The latest messages are placed in the drconfigui.log file.
You can modify the log level of each component by updating the level value element in the log4j2.xml file in the /opt/vmware/drconfigui/webapps/configure/WEB-INF/classes/ folder. The default level of all components is info.
Log Levels for User Interface Logs
| Level | Description |
|---|---|
| error | Displays only error log entries. |
| warn | Displays warning and error log entries. |
| info | Displays information, error, and warning log entries. |
| debug | Displays debug, information, error, and warning log entries. |
| trace | Displays the most detailed information. |
- Http Async I/O
- Per handler call time
- VC L10N catalogs
- SRM
- VR
- Common
VMware Live Recovery agent logs
The VMware Live Recovery agent logs are stored in the opt/vmware/dr-dpx-agent/logs directory.
