Logging files (location)

The MSCM log files will be in a file location on the WebSphere instance. The path to the log file is created by the concatenation of the WebSphere root, WebSphere profile root, and the WebSphere profile. For example:

D:\was\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer\profiles\AppSrv01\logs

The names of the files are server.log*

Log File Error Records

Error records indicate just that: An error has occurred. The severity of each error is different and should be looked at on a case by case basis.

Automatic Log File Monitoring

The MSCM server itself does not provide any automatic monitoring of itself but, through the use of a system like Big Brother, the server.log file can be monitored for ERROR entries. This can be very useful because it makes proactive notification of errors possible. Point your monitoring software to server.log to enable this notification.