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4 Troubleshooting This chapter discusses topics related to troubleshooting the Dell EqualLogic MEM. Topics: • Log Files • CLI Commands for Troubleshooting • Troubleshooting Common Issues Log Files This section describes the log files used by the Dell EqualLogic MEM Table 6. Log Files Log File Name /var/log/equallogic/ehcmd.log Description Contains EHCMD log messages for ESXi /var/log/equallogic/ehcmcli.log Includes EHCM CLI log messages for ESXi /var/log/vmkernel Includes PSP log messages Error messages are also sent to syslog on ESXi 5.x. CLI Commands for Troubleshooting On ESXi and vSphere, you can use vSphere CLI commands to identify statistics, adapters, and sessions. Listing Statistics To view statistics, use the following vSphere CLI command syntax: esxcli equallogic stat {detail | summary} [--device=device] [--path]} The following options are available: • The detail parameter reports detailed statistics instead of summary statistics. • The device parameter allows filtering to display statistics for only one device. • The path parameter reports statistics for each path. For example: $ esxcli equallogic stat summary 22 Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting
This chapter discusses topics related to troubleshooting the Dell EqualLogic MEM.
Topics:
Log Files
CLI Commands for Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Log Files
This section describes the log files used by the Dell EqualLogic MEM
Table 6. Log Files
Log File Name
Description
/var/log/equallogic/ehcmd.log
Contains EHCMD log messages for ESXi
/var/log/equallogic/ehcmcli.log
Includes EHCM CLI log messages for ESXi
/var/log/vmkernel
Includes PSP log messages
Error messages are also sent to syslog on ESXi 5.x.
CLI Commands for Troubleshooting
On ESXi and vSphere, you can use vSphere CLI commands to identify statistics, adapters, and sessions.
Listing Statistics
To view statistics, use the following vSphere CLI command syntax:
esxcli equallogic stat {detail | summary} [--device=
device
] [--path]}
The following options are available:
The
detail
parameter reports detailed statistics instead of summary statistics.
The
device
parameter allows filtering to display statistics for only one device.
The
path
parameter reports statistics for each path.
For example:
$ esxcli equallogic stat summary
4
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Troubleshooting