You can manually retrieve the database upgrade log files on Microsoft Windows systems for examination.

You can retrieve the database upgrade logs after you finish the vCenter Server upgrade process.

Procedure

  1. On the Microsoft Windows system on which you attempted to perform the installation or upgrade, navigate to the database upgrade log locations.
    • %PROGRAMDATA%\VMware\vCenterServer\logs directory, usually C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\logs
    • %TEMP% directory, usually C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Temp
  2. Open the database upgrade logs in a text editor for examination.

Results

You can examine the log files for the details of your database upgrade process.

Example: Database Upgrade Locations

  • For pre-upgrade checks, review the %TEMP%\..\vcsUpgrade\vcdb_req.out file.

    The vcdb_req.err file tracks any errors that were identified during the pre-upgrade phase.

  • For export details, review the %TEMP%\..\vcsUpgrade\vcdb_export.out file.

    The vcdb_export.err file contains errors that were identified during the export phase of the upgrade.

  • For import details, review the %ProgramData%\Vmware\CIS\logs\vmware\vpx\vcdb_import.out file.

    The vcdb_import.err file contains errors that were identified during the import phase of the upgrade process.

  • For in-place upgrade log details, review the %ProgramData%\Vmware\CIS\logs\vmware\vpx\vcdb_inplace.out file.

    The vcdb_inplace.err file contains in-place upgrade errors.

What to do next

Examine the vcdb_inplace.* log files.