In order for a company to meet regulatory requirements, all ESXi 6.x Hosts must be configured to direct logs to a syslog server. What are two ways ESXi hosts can configured for this action? (Choose…

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Options

• AUse the esxcli system syslog command.
• BEdit them in the ESXi host Advanced System Settings.
• CFrom the Syslog collector user interface of the Web Client.
• DSyslog logging is not available for ESXi Hosts.

• A
  91% (32)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

ESXi hosts support forwarding logs to a remote syslog server, which is important for compliance and centralized log management. There are two supported configuration methods:

A – esxcli system syslog command: The esxcli command-line interface provides a system syslog namespace. An administrator can run:

esxcli system syslog config set --loghost='udp://syslog-server:514'
esxcli system syslog reload

This is ideal for scripting and automation across multiple hosts.

B – Advanced System Settings via vSphere Web Client: Navigating to the ESXi host → Configure → System → Advanced System Settings, you can find and set the Syslog.global.logHost key to point to the remote syslog server. This is the GUI equivalent of the esxcli command.

Why C is wrong: The vSphere Syslog Collector is a server-side component (a virtual appliance or Windows service) that receives and stores logs - it does not have a UI for configuring individual ESXi hosts to send logs. Configuring the forwarding must be done on each host.

Why D is wrong: Syslog logging is fully supported on ESXi hosts. Remote syslog forwarding is a built-in feature and is commonly required for regulatory compliance (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA).

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