How to capture serial console logs from a VMware environment ?

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Issue

  • kdump/netdump/diskdump is failing.
  • Unable to capture console logs from a VMware guest.
  • Unable to generate a vmcore on a VMWare guest.
  • How can I capture serial console logs from a VMware environment ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • VMware ESX/ESXi 3.X-5.1

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