You might need the vSphere Client system log files to resolve technical issues.

vSphere Client System Logs lists log files associated with the vSphere Client machine.

Table 1. vSphere Client System Logs

Component

Location

vSphere Client Installation log

Temp directory on the vSphere Client machine.

Pre-Windows 2008 example: C:\Documents and Settings\Local Settings\Temp\vminst.log or vim-vic-msi.log

Windows 2008 and Windows 7 example: C:\Users\user_name\AppData\Local\Temp\vminst.log or vim-vic-msi.log

vSphere Client Service log

\vpx directory in the Application Data directory on the vSphere Client machine.

Pre-Windows 2008 example: C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Local Settings\Application Data\VMware\vpx\viclient-x.log

Windows 2008 and Window 7 example: C:\Users\user_name\Local Settings\AppData\Local\VMware\vpx\viclient-x.log

x(=0, 1, ... 9)