The Managed Object
Browser (MOB) is a graphical interface that allows you to navigate the objects
on a server and to invoke methods. You can access the
DiagnosticManager using the MOB.
The following steps show how to explore
DiagnosticManager.
Procedure
-
Start the mob by typing the MOB URL
(
https://hostname.yourcompany.com/mob) into a Web browser.
-
In the
ServiceContent data object,
click the link (ha-diagnosticmanager
or
DiagMgr) in the
Value column for the
diagnosticManager property,
to navigate to the
DiagnosticManager for the
system.
- For ESXi,
ha-diagnosticsmanager is
the managed object ID.
- For vCenter Server,
DiagMgr is typically the
managed object ID.
-
Click the link to the reference to display
the managed object reference to the
DiagnosticManager in the
MOB.
DiagnosticManager provides three operations
that allow you to obtain information about the descriptions currently available
in the log file and log file content.
Because
DiagnosticManager can
track multiple ESXi systems, you can use the
QueryDescriptions
operation to return the names of keys used for all hosts. From this array,
select the key for the host from which you want to obtain the log file.
-
On
QueryDescriptions, click the
Invoke Method link.
The vCenter Server
system returns the contents of the log file for the selected host as a string
array for the
lineText property of
DiagnosticManagerLogHeader.
Results
The string array returned through the MOB in
this way is the content of the log file. The content contained in the log file
is the same content that is available through the following other mechanisms:
- Displayed in the vSphere Client
- Included in a diagnostic bundle created
through the
DiagnosticManager.GenerateLogBundles_Task
method.
- Available in the
hostd.log file
- Returned to a client application that you
write
What to do next
For more information about
using the DiagnosticManager, see
Managed Object Browser.