Install or Upgrade vSphere Syslog Collector vSphere 5.5

Install the vSphere Syslog Collector to enable ESXi system logs to be directed to a server on the network,
rather than to a local disk.
If an earlier version of vSphere Syslog Collector is installed on your system, this procedure upgrades
vSphere Syslog Collector to the current version.
You can install vSphere Syslog Collector on the same machine as the associated vCenter Server, or on a
different machine that has network connection to the vCenter Server. The vSphere Syslog Collector service
binds to an IPv4 address for communication with vCenter Server, and does not support IPv6. The vCenter
Server can be on a host machine in an IPv4-only, IPv4/IPv6 mixed-mode, or IPv6-only network
environment, but the machine that connects to the vCenter Server through the vSphere Web Client must
have an IPv4 address for the vSphere Syslog Collector service to work.

Procedure

1 In the software installer directory, double-click the autorun.exe file to start the installer.
2 Select vSphere Syslog Collector and click Install.
3 Follow the wizard prompts to complete the installation or upgrade.