To view previous Objective click, HERE.

Objective 7.3 Topics:

• Collect upgrade diagnostic information
• Recognize common upgrade issues with vCenter Server and vCenter Server Appliance
• Create/Locate/Analyze VMware log bundles
• Determine alternative methods to upgrade ESXi Hosts in event of failure
• Configure vCenter Server logging options

Collect Upgrade Diagnostic Information

Great KB article describing how to obtain the information.

KB 1003693

Additionally, here is a list of all log locations from VMware’s suite of products. Very helpful.

List of Log Locations

Recognize Common Upgrade Issues with vCenter Server and vCenter Server Appliance

Check the release notes for every version that you’ll be upgrading to. These are very helpful and some people just skip over them only to find out that they have a bug.

Create/Locate/Analyze VMware log bundles

To create a log bundle, navigate to your vCenter Server IP address following by port number 5480. 

Example: http://10.1.1.222:5480

Login with ‘root’.

Click on ‘Create Log Bundle’. 

Determine alternative methods to upgrade ESXi Hosts in the event of failure

1. Update Manager
2. Auto Deploy
3. Interactive Install

Configure vCenter Server Logging Options