Access vSphere Integrated Containers Appliance Logs

You access the logs for the vSphere Integrated Containers appliance by using SSH.

Prerequisites

Make sure that SSH access to the appliance is enabled. To enable SSH access to the appliance, see Reconfigure the vSphere Integrated Containers Appliance.

Procedure

1. Use SSH to connect to the appliance as root user.

   $ ssh root@new_vic_appliance_address

   When prompted for the password, enter the appliance password that you specified when you deployed the appliance.
2. To access the logs for the appliance, navigate to /var/log.

   $ cd /var/log

   The /var/log folder contains the appliance installation log, installation.log.

3. To access logs for vSphere Integrated Containers Registry, navigate to /var/log/harbor.

   $ cd /var/log/harbor

   The /var/log folder contains the log files for the following services:
   • adminserver.log: Registry administration service
   • clair-db.log: Clair database used for vulnerability scanning of images
   • clair.log: Clair service used for vulnerability scanning of images
   • jobservice.log: Registry job service log
   • mysql.log: Embedded registry database
   • notary-db.log: Notary database by Docker Content Trust
   • notary-server.log: Notary server used by Docker Content Trust
   • notary-signer.log: Notary image signing service used by Docker Content Trust
   • registry.log: Registry service logs
   • ui.log: User interface logs

4. To access logs for vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal, run the docker logs command.

   vSphere Integrated Containers Management Portal runs as a Docker container in the appliance.

   $ docker logs vic-admiral