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HOW TO: Configure syslog server for VMware NSX for vSphere Controllers using REST API

After installing Management Pack for NSX for VMware vRealize Operations Manager, I got a warning that “There is no syslog server configured on the NSX Controller”

The only “supported” method of configuring syslog server for VMware NSX for vSphere 6.x Controllers is using the REST API.

Before you begin configuring the Syslog service using […]

Configuring Syslog on VMware vSphere ESXi host fails with 'Got no data from process' error

I installed VMware vRealize Log Insight and configured all ESXi hosts to send logs to it. Automatic configuration failed and Log Insight suggested to configure Syslog service manually.

Here are a couple of VMware Knowledge Base articles that will help you:

Configuring syslog on ESXi 5.x and 6.0 (2003322) Incorrect Syslog configuration in the /etc/vmsyslog.conf […]