SSL VPN-Plus gateway logs are sent to the syslog server configured on the NSX Edge appliance. SSL VPN-Plus client logs are stored in the following directory on the remote user's computer: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\VMware\vpn\svp_client.log.

Basic Log Analysis - Authentication

Authentication Success

  • The following log output shows that the user a is successfully authenticated with Network Access Client on 28th of October 2016 at 0928 hour.

SVP_LOG_NOTICE,10-28-2016,09:28:39,Authentication,a,-,-,10.112.243.61,-,PHAT,,SUCCESS,,,10-28-2016,09:28:39,-,-,,,,,,,,,,,,-,,-,-

Authentication Failure

  • The following log output shows that the user a failed to authenticate with Network Access Client on 28th of October 2016 at 0928 hour.

SVP_LOG_NOTICE,10-28-2016,09:28:39,Authentication,a,-,-,10.112.243.61,-,PHAT,,FAILURE,,,10-28-2016,09:28:39,-,-,,,,,,,,,,,,-,,-,-

To resolve authentication issues, refer to SSL VPN-Plus: Installation Failures.

Basic Log Analysis - Data Path

Data Path Success

  • The following log output shows that the user a is successfully connected with Network Access Client over TCP on 28th of October 2016 at 0941 hour to the back end web server 192.168.10.8 .

SVP_LOG_INFO,10-28-2016,09:41:03,TCP Connect,a,-,-,10.112.243.61,-,PHAT,,SUCCESS,,,10-28-2013,09:41:03,-,-,192.168.10.8,80,,,,,,,,,,-,,-,-

Data Path Failure

  • The following log output shows that the user a failed to connect with Network Access Client over TCP on 28th of October 2016 at 0941 hour to the back end web server 192.168.10.8 .

SVP_LOG_INFO,10-28-2016,09:41:03,TCP Connect,a,-,-,10.112.243.61,-,PHAT,,FAILURE,,,10-28-2013,09:41:03,-,-,192.168.10.8,80,,,,,,,,,,-,,-,-