View the logs of an IPsec-VPN connection - VPN Gateway (2024)

Background information

You can view the logs of an IPsec-VPN connection within the previous 180 days. You can specify a time range of 10 minutes to view the logs generated within the specified time range.

Procedure

1. Log on to the VPN Gateway console.

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   VPN Not Connecting? Try These Simple FixesTroubleshoot IPsec VPN and failover groupsWhat is IP Security in Firewall? (Easily Explained)Site-to-Site VPN Troubleshooting

2. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Interconnections > VPN > IPsec Connections.

3. In the top navigation bar, select the region of the IPsec-VPN connection.

4. On the IPsec Connections page, perform the following operations to view logs:

   • IPsec-VPN connection in single-tunnel mode: On the IPsec Connections page, find the IPsec-VPN connection whose logs you want to view, click the icon in the Actions column, and then select View Logs.

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     Site-to-Site VPN Overview

   • IPsec-VPN connection in dual-tunnel mode: On the IPsec Connections page, click the ID of the IPsec-VPN connection whose logs you want to view. On the details page of the IPsec-VPN connection, find the tunnel that you want to view and click View Logs in the Actions column.

     You can view the logs of each tunnel of an IPsec-VPN connection in dual-tunnel mode.

5. In the IPsec Connection Logs panel, specify a time range to view the logs.

References

• Troubleshoot IPsec-VPN connection issues: When you view the logs of an IPsec-VPN connection, you can troubleshoot issues based on log keywords in the Common IPsec-VPN connection issues and solutions section.

• DescribeVpnConnectionLogs: You can also call this operation to query the logs of an IPsec-VPN connection.