Log Bundles

Logs are stored under the folder .cse-logs in the home directory

• cse-install_[datetimestamp].log logs CSE install activity. Any output from scripts or error messages during CSE installation, CSE upgrade or template installation will be logged here.
• cse-install-wire_[datetimestamp].log logs all server requests and responses originating from CSE during CSE install, CSE upgrade or template install activity. This file is generated only if the log_wire field under service section of config file is set to true.
• cse-server-debug.log, cse-server-info.log logs CSE server’s activity. Server requests and responses are recorded here, as well as outputs of scripts that were run on VMs.
• cse-server-wire-debug.log logs all REST calls originating from CSE to VCD. This file is generated only if the log_wire field under service section of config file is set to true.
• cse-server-cli.log logs all the CSE server CLI activity. CSE server commands that are executed, the outputs and debugging information are recorded here.
• cse-server-cli-wire.log logs all the requests and responses originated from CSE while executing the CSE server CLI commands. This file is generated only if the log_wire field under service section of config file is set to true.
• nsxt-wire.log logs all the REST calls originating from CSE server to NSX-T server. This file is generated only if the log_wire field under service section of config file is set to true.
• pks-wire.log logs all the REST calls originating from CSE server to PKS API server. This file is generated only if the log_wire field under service section of config file is set to true.
• cloudapi-wire.log logs all the CloudAPI REST calls made to VCD. This file is generated only if the log_wire field under service section of config file is set to true.
• cse-client-info.log, cse-client-debug.log logs CSE client CLI activities. Requests made to CSE server, their responses and debugging information are recorded here.
• cse-client-wire.log logs all REST calls originating from CSE CLI client to CSE server. This file is generated only if the environment variable CSE_CLIENT_WIRE_LOGGING is set to true.

VCD CLI logs can be found in the path where the command was executed.

• vcd.log, vcd_cli_error.log log vcd-cli and pyvcloud activity on client side. Stack traces and HTTP messages specific to vcd-cli are recorded here.

Common errors to look out for

• Ensure that config file fields are correct
• Ensure you’re logged in using vcd-cli
• Ensure that the AMQP exchange specified in CSE config file is unique. Do not use the exchange specified in VCD’s extensibility section for CSE. As long as a uniquely-named exchange is specified in the CSE config file, CSE will create that exchange and use it to communicate with VCD. No changes needs to be made in VCD’s extensibility section or in RabbitMQ.
• If CSE installation or template creation fails, invalid VMs/clusters/templates may exist. CSE can’t auto detect that those entities are invalid, so remove these entities from VCD manually.