The NSX Manager virtual machine appliance retains log data locally on the appliance itself. This log data contains logs from the following:
- Logical switches
- Logical routers
- Distributed Firewalls
- Edge Service Gateways
The log file as described in the previous figure is called vsm.log ,and is located in the /home/secureall/secureall/logs. NSX Manager rotates logs once they reach a size of 200 MB, and then the file is compressed and stored. A maximum of 10 compressed files are kept. For long-term storage of log data, it is recommended to send log files to a syslog repository.
In addition to normal logs, NSX Manager also has the ability to generate a tech support log bundle, which can be downloaded from the NSX Manager web UI and ...
