Browse the Log Files By Using the showlog Plug-In

You can browse the log files in the vCenter Server Appliance to examine them for errors.

Procedure

1. Access the appliance shell and log in.
2. Type the showlog command, add a space, and press the Tab key to view all the contents of the /var/log folder.
3. Run the command for viewing the firstboot log files of the vCenter Server Appliance.

   showlog /var/log/firstboot/cloudvm.log