vCloud Usage Meter records operational information in the vCloud Usage Meter log files.

The log files do not contain sensitive information, such as private keys and passwords.

File Location

Description

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/var/logs/gw_main.log

Contains the login event messages related to the gateway authentication service.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/platform/log/vmware-um-login.log

The main log file for the vmware-um-login service. The owner of this file is the login-service user account. To review the log files, log in as usagemeter by using journalctl.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/platform/log/vmware-um-journal.log

The main log file for the vmware-um-journal service. The owner of this file is the journal-service user account. To review the log files, log in as usagemeter by using journalctl.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/platform/log/first-boot.log

Contains the initialization log information about the vCloud Usage Meter platform components, such as login and journal services. You can use the information to troubleshoot problems with the vCloud Usage Meter appliance deployment.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/platform/log/collection-<metered-instance-name>-main.log

Contains information and event messages about the metered instance.

The collection-vcenter-main.log file contains the information and event messages about the vCenter Server instance and the vCenter add-on components, like Site Recovery Manager and vSAN.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/platform/log/collection-<metered-instance-name>-error.log

Contains the log error messages about the metered instances.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/var/logs/dss_main.log

Contains the information about the archives, rotation, and upload of product consumption data to VMware Cloud.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/var/nginx/logs/error.log

Contains log errors that occurred during the login to the vCloud Usage Meter Web interface.

/opt/vmware/var/log/cap-firstboot.log

Contains the event messages about the first boot of the vCloud Usage Meter 4.7 appliance.

/opt/vmware/var/log/um-upgrade.log

Contains the vCloud Usage Meter upgrade event messages.

/opt/vmware/cloudusagemetering/var/logs/nats-server.log

Contains the log error messages about the NATS server.