VMmanager saves information about the operation of services in log files. The data from log files can be used to diagnose the platform operation.
Log files list
Main log files
The main log files of VMmanager services are stored in the vm_box container in the /var/log/ directory. Usually the name of the log file is the same as the service name. For example, the log file of the vmwatch service is called vmwatch.log.
File name
Contents
Common services
vm_writer.log
tasks created by the platform;
API requests executed with POST and DELETE methods;
database operations performed using INSERT and UPDATE commands
vm_reader.log
API requests executed with GET method
monitor.log
monitoring service for VMs and cluster nodes
run_script.log
running scripts
vmctl.log
parameters and the result of running scripts:
operations with virtual machines (VMs);
sending mail;
collecting information about the cluster node;
downloading and copying of VM images and OS templates;
Ansible configuration management system logs
vmwatch.log
libvirt events, VM synchronization status
vm_mover_*.log
service for migrating the platform to a VM
Operations with VMs
check_storage.log
VM storage check
connect_storages.log
VM storage connection
disk_resize.log
VM disk resizing operations
gosockify.log
proxy service for access to VMs via VNC
host.log
creating and deleting VMs
host_action.log
starting, stopping, restarting VMs
host_change_password.log
changing the root password for a VM
host_firewall.log
firewall configuration
host_image_create.log
creating VM images
host_image_delete.log
deleting VM images
host_migration.log
VM migration
host_redefine.log
changing VM settings, setting VNC password
host_snapshot.log
operations with VM snapshots
host_source_copy.log
downloading and copying of VM images and OS templates;