Loading...Hey guys ! In this post i’ll explain to you how to deploy and install SexiLog !
What is SexiLog ?
“New free tool called Sexilog has been launched by two fellow bloggers Raphael Schitz (@hypervisor_fr ) and Frederic Martin (@vmdude_fr). It provides many built-in dashboards to get real-time logs from your ESXi hosts, vCenter, but also other products which can use Syslog, SNMP traps or Windows event logs. Sexilog is a Free Tool Optimized for VMware vSphere Environment.” vladan.fr
Sexilog have more than 20 dashboards and you can create another according to your needs.
How to install SexiLog ?
In a previous post we had see how to deploy an OVF/OVA. SexiLog can be download and deploy directly with an OVA.
After deployment, you can start the VM and logon you root/Sex!Log (Warning : US Keyboard)
You arrive on the configuration page of SexiLog :
- If you are French you can change the keyboard : Press 6
- The second step, if you want to use static IP : Press 5
- The third step is to configure e-mail settings : Press 7
At this moment SexiLog is install & configure ! You can open your browser and go to http://your_sexilog_server
Now you do configure yours ESXi to add this new log server.
First one, with vSphere Web Client
- Select your Server
- Go to “Manage“
- Select “Settings” tab
- Go to “Advanced System Setting“
- Search “Syslog.global.logHost” and add your sexilog server with the port
Second one, with PowerCLI
- First one, connect to your vCenter or your ESXi
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Connect-VIServer YOURSERVER / YOURVCENTER |
- If you have a single host, you can execute this command :
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Get-AdvancedSetting -Name "Syslog.Global.Loghost" -VMhost <strong>YOURHOST</strong> | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "udp://<strong>sexilogserver</strong>:514" |
- If you have multiple hosts in a cluster, you can execute this command :
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Get-AdvancedSetting -Name "Syslog.Global.Loghost" -Entity (Get-Cluster <strong>YOURCLUSTER</strong> | Get-VMHost) | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value "udp://<strong>sexilogserver</strong>:514" |
- In your vSphere Client you can see the tasks
Your “syslog” server is now up & running !
Hi ! I’m Maxime. Founder and independant author of vDays.net. I have worked in service IT since 3 years ago, after a 5 years’ internship. Via this blog, I would like share and discuss with you on new technologies, especially on virtualization and VMware.
