VMware ESXi Export RAID Card TTY Logs
Applies to HBA9 / HBA10 / HBA11 and PERC9 / PERC10 / PERC11 listed in the official Dell article. The following uses PERCCLI on ESXi 7 as an example; for ESXi 8, select the matching package and verify installation requirements. The [relevant item] in the older vCenter support package lsi.*.log depending on specific drivers and versions; the current environment should verify the applicable PERCCLI collection method.
Prepare PERCCLI
Enter the corresponding download from the official Dell article below, selecting a package that matches the ESXi version and controller. If a compatible tool is already available, proceed directly to the query step; otherwise, upload the VIB during the maintenance window and install it according to the package instructions without using parameters to skip signature verification.
esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/<matching_PERCCLI_package>.vibConfirm Controller Number
The official ESXi 7 example installation directory is /opt/lsi/perccli64/. Navigate to the directory containing the tool and first query the actual controller number:
cd /opt/lsi/perccli64/
./perccli64 show
Export and Download TTY Logs
The following /c0 corresponds only to controller number 0 in the image above; replace with the actual field number if different. Execute log export, confirm file generation, then download via WinSCP / SFTP.
./perccli64 /c0 show termlog logfile=ttylog.txt
ls -l ttylog.txt
When delivering, note the ESXi version, controller number, and failure time. If the tool reports unsupported, first verify the controller and software package; do not treat empty files or command error outputs as successfully collected logs.