Horizon 8 creates log files that record the installation and operation of its components.
Note: Horizon 8 log files are intended for use by Omnissa Support. In Horizon 8 deployments, it is recommended that you configure and use the event database to monitor Horizon 8. For more information, see the Horizon 8 Installation and Upgrade and Horizon 8 Administration documents.
| Horizon 8 Component | File Path and Other Information |
|---|---|
| All components (installation logs) |
%TEMP%\vminst.log_date_timestamp
%TEMP%\vmmsi.log_date_timestamp |
| Horizon Agent |
<Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\Omnissa\Horizon\logs
To access Horizon 8 log files that are stored in <Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\Omnissa\Horizon\logs, you must open the logs from an application with elevated administrator privileges. Right-click the application file and select Run as administrator.
If a User Data Disk (UDD) is configured, <Drive Letter> might correspond to the UDD.
The logs for PCoIP are named pcoip_agent*.log and pcoip_server*.log. |
| Remote Desktop Features | You can set log levels and generate log files in a Data Collection Tool (DCT) bundle for remote desktop features on Windows Agent and Client, Mac Client, and Linux Client.
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| Published Applications (Horizon 8 only) | The Horizon Event Database configured on a Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database server, or PostgreSQL database server. Windows Application Event logs. Disabled by default. |
| Connection Server (Horizon 8 only) |
<Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\Omnissa\log\ConnectionServer.
Note: This file path is a symbolic link that redirects to the actual location of the log files, which is <Drive Letter>:\ProgramData\Omnissa\Horizon\logs.
The log directory is configurable in the log configuration settings of the Common Configuration ADMX template file (vdm_common.admx) .
PCoIP Secure Gateway logs are written to files named SecurityGateway_*.log in the PCoIP Secure Gateway subdirectory.
Blast Secure Gateway logs are written to files named absg*.log in the Blast Secure Gateway subdirectory. |
| Horizon Services | Horizon Event Database configured on a Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database server, or PostgreSQL database server. Windows System Event logs. |
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