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20.4. Red Hat Virtualization Host Log Files

Table 20.5. 

Log File Description
/var/log/vdsm/libvirt.log Log file for libvirt.
/var/log/vdsm/spm-lock.log Log file detailing the host's ability to obtain a lease on the Storage Pool Manager role. The log details when the host has acquired, released, renewed, or failed to renew the lease.
/var/log/vdsm/vdsm.log Log file for VDSM, the Manager's agent on the virtualization host(s).
/tmp/ovirt-host-deploy-Date.log Host deployment log, copied to the Manager as /var/log/ovirt-engine/host-deploy/ovirt-Date-Host-Correlation_ID.log after the host has been successfully deployed.
/var/log/vdsm/import/import-UUID-Date.log Log file detailing virtual machine imports from a KVM host, a VMWare provider, or a Xen host, including import failure information. UUID is the UUID of the virtual machine that was imported and Date is the date and time that the import began.