"Update option values failed!" "A specified parameter was not correct:"
To work around this issue we log into the esxi host via ssh and issue the following commands:
esxcli system syslog config get
#This dumps the current host config
We are interested in changing "Local Log Output"
Now browse to the DIR where you wish to have the logs stored. Copy the entire path and use in the command below to set the dir.
If it is shared storage, it is best to create a subdir for the host e.g. /vmfs/volumes/storagepool1/logs/esxihost1
Set the syslog like so:
esxcli system syslog config set --logdir=/vmfs/volumes/storagepool1/logs/esxihost1
Go back to your web client and confirm the setting has updated, you can also run "esxcli system syslog config get" to confirm the settings have taken effect.
