Default Locations for VMware SRM Log Files

Purpose:
This article provides the default location of the most common Site Recovery Manager (SRM) log files.

Resolution:
VMware Site Recovery Manager server logs are located on the server where SRM is installed, in the All Users profile:

For SRM 4.x and 5.x:

On Windows XP and Server 2003:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\Logs\

On Windows Server 2008 and 2012:

\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\Logs\

On Windows Vista, 7:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\Logs\

For SRM 1.0:

On Windows 2000, XP and 2003:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Application Data\VMware\VMware Site Recovery Manager\Logs\
Installation logs for VMware Site Recovery Manager are located in the Temp directory for the user performing the installation:

On Windows XP and 2003:

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp\VMSrmInst.log

On Windows Vista, 7, and 2008:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMSrmInst.log
%TEMP%\VMSrmInst.log


Storage Replication Adapters (SRAs) write logs in locations specific to the SRA type and vendor. Contact the SRA vendor’s documentation for more information. Common locations include:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager\scripts\SAN\<SRA Vendor Name>\log\
C:\Program Files\<SRA Vendor Name>\

Note: The logs can also be gathered from the GUI of the vSphere Client if connection to the SRM plug-in is still available. The Gather Logs link from the SRM Site window imports the logs from the preceding location(s).