Scenario 16

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Scenario:

You support a large vSphere environment, where you occasionally need to engage VMware Support to tackle tough issues. You occasionally need to generate diagnostic log bundles for your vSphere environment. You want to determine the proper PowerCLI commands for performing this task.

Requirements:

• Use a PowerCLI command to connect to the vCenter Server.
• Use a PowerCLI command to create the diagnostic log bundle and save it in a file in a specified folder.

Environment Information:

• vCenter Server: vcenter-01.lab.local
• Location (folder) to save the bundle: The root folder of the d: drive (d:\) of PowerCLI Windows system.

Objective: : 6.1 Configure, Manage, and Analyze vSphere Log Files

Guide Reference(s):

• Chapter 7 - Generate vCenter Server and ESXi Log Bundles – Generate Log Bundle on the ESXi Host or vCenter Server Using PowerCLI