You can install vRealize Log Insight Importer on Windows and Linux. You can also install the vRealize Log Insight Importer on a vRealize Log Insight server and run it from the server.

When you install vRealize Log Insight Importer, several VMware product manifest files are also installed. You can use these files or modify them for your needs when running vRealize Log Insight Importer. These manifest files are located in C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Log Insight Importer\Manifests for Windows, and /usr/lib/loginsight-importer/manifests for Linux.

If you uninstall the .bin package, also delete the /usr/bin/loginsight_importer symlink.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you can access the VMware Download site to download the vRealize Log Insight Importer.

Procedure

  1. Download the vRealize Log Insight Importer installation package from the VMware Download site.
    To locate the installation package, search for the relevant vRealize Log Insight version and open the corresponding download page. Under Drivers & Tools, expand the SDK section and click GO TO DOWNLOADS.

    The installation packages include the MSI installer for Windows  and POSIX installation packages (RPM, DEB, and BIN) for Linux.

  2. Install the tool on your system.
    After installation, the importer installation directory is added to the PATH environment variable on Windows, and a symlink to the executable file loginsight-importer is added to /usr/bin/ on Linux. So the client can call loginsight-importer from the shell without specifying a path prefix.
    The vRealize Log Insight Importer tool is installed in the following locations.
    Operating System Filename Installation Location
    Windows loginsight-importer.exe C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Log Insight Importer
    Linux loginsight-importer /usr/lib/loginsight-importer