Which three logs can be reviewed using the DCUI?

An administrator finds that an ESXi host cannot be managed by vCenter Server.
Which three logs can be reviewed using the DCUI? (Choose three.)

An administrator finds that an ESXi host cannot be managed by vCenter Server.
Which three logs can be reviewed using the DCUI? (Choose three.)

A.
The ESXi shell logs

B.
The HA agent logs

C.
The management agent log

D.
The vmkernel log

E.
The VMware ESXi Observation log

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Bart van den Donk

Bart van den Donk

Location of ESXi 5.1 and 5.5 log files (2032076)

So the asnwer must be:
A. ESXi Shell logs
D. VMkernel logs
E. Observations logs

Wrong because they do NOT exist on ESXi Host
B. There is NO such thing as HA “agent” logs (=vpxa.log on vCenter) However the HA agent communication can be found in hostd.log wich is called “Host management SERVICE”(!) logs.
C. There is NO such thing as Management “agent” logs (Management SERVICE logs do exist!)

So SKIP “agent” logs
They ONLY EXIST on VCENTER:
Logs from vCenter Server Components on ESXi 5.1 and 5.5

When an ESXi 5.1 / 5.5 host is managed by vCenter Server 5.1 and 5.5, two components are installed, each with its own logs:

/var/log/vpxa.log: vCenter Server vpxa agent logs, including communication with vCenter Server and the Host Management hostd agent.

/var/log/fdm.log: vSphere High Availability logs, produced by the fdm service. For more information, see the vSphere HA Security section of the vSphere Availability Guide.

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