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VCP550 · Question #10

A vSphere administrator needs a way of sending noncritical ESXi events to a remote server. Due to budget constraints, no additional costs should be incurred. Which tool will best meet this requirement

The correct answer is A. vSphere Syslog Collector. vSphere Syslog Collector is a free VMware utility bundled with vSphere that forwards ESXi log events to a remote syslog server at no additional cost.

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Question

A vSphere administrator needs a way of sending noncritical ESXi events to a remote server. Due to budget constraints, no additional costs should be incurred. Which tool will best meet this requirement?

Options

  • AvSphere Syslog Collector
  • BvSphere ESXi Dump Collector
  • CvSphere vCenter Log Insight
  • DvSphere Management Appliance

How the community answered

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

Why each option

vSphere Syslog Collector is a free VMware utility bundled with vSphere that forwards ESXi log events to a remote syslog server at no additional cost.

AvSphere Syslog CollectorCorrect

vSphere Syslog Collector is included with vSphere at no extra licensing cost and is specifically designed to collect and forward ESXi log messages - including noncritical events - to a remote syslog server using standard protocols. Because no additional purchase is required, it satisfies both the technical requirement and the budget constraint. It is configured directly on the ESXi host or through the vSphere Client.

BvSphere ESXi Dump Collector

vSphere ESXi Dump Collector captures memory core dumps from a crashed ESXi host, not general event or log data.

CvSphere vCenter Log Insight

vSphere vCenter Log Insight (now VMware Aria Log Insight) requires a separate license, which would violate the no-additional-cost requirement.

DvSphere Management Appliance

vSphere Management Appliance (vMA) is a scripting and management virtual appliance and is not designed to collect or forward ESXi events to a remote syslog server.

Concept tested: Free ESXi event forwarding using Syslog Collector

Source: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.monitoring.doc/GUID-9F67DB52-F469-451F-B6C8-DAE8D95976E7.html

Topics

#syslog#ESXi logging#remote logging#vSphere Syslog Collector

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