Using the Log Settings

Use the OVF Tool’s log options if you are not seeing the results you expect. The log options allow you to see the operations of the OVF Tool, and send the results to the console or to a file.

Two of the most commonly used options are: --X:logFile and --X:logLevel.

• Use the --X:logFile=<filename> option to log the complete ovftool session to a file
• Use the --X:logLevel=<level> option to control the verbosity of the logs

For example, you can use a command like this to write the log in a file called ovftool-log.txt:

> ovftool --X:logFile=ovftool-log.txt --X:logLevel=verbose LAMP.ovf vi://localhost/Datacenter/host/Cluster

The following table lists all the log options.

Log Option	Use option to:
--X:logFile=<filename>	Log internal events to a specified log file.
--X:logLevel=<level>	Log level. Valid values are: none, quiet, panic, error, warning, info, verbose, and trivia).
--X:logToConsole	Log internal events to console
--X:logTransferHeaderData	Add transfer header data to the log. Use with care. Default value is false

The OVF Tool includes 22 other debug options, which you can set to retrieve specific data. You can see all of the debug options and their definitions by running ovftool --help debug.

OVF Tool does not log passwords.