Essentials 2010 troubleshooting guide
If you experience issues while evaluating Essentials 2010 Beta, please go to Forums or Microsoft Connect(if you are in TAP program) and report the issue. Please send the log files for the issue at scedata@microsoft.com. Log file details and locations associated with the feature area are listed below.
SETUP
Log Name |
Description |
Location |
SetupSCE<#>.log :
|
Where <#> is an initial value of “0” and is incremented each time the Setup.exe is run. |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
SCESetupWizard.log |
There is only one instance of this file. Logging information is added to this file each time setup is run. |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
WSUSPrereqCheck.xml: |
Contains the Windows Server Updated Services (WSUS) prerequisite check information |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
SCEPrereqCheck.xml: |
Contains the Essentials prerequisite check information. |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
AdjustedWSUSPrereqCheck.xml |
Contains the WSUS prerequisite check information, modified for use in Essentials |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
FullPrereq.xml |
Contains the Adjusted WSUS and Essentials prerequisite check information. |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
SCEMSI.log |
Contains the Windows Installer logs for the Essentials installation. |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
| WSUSSetup.log | A log file created by WSUS. It will create WSUSSetupmsix.log and WSUSCa_x.log files |
%temp% If debugging WSUS is required, we will need WSUSSetup.log WSUSSetupmsi_x.log and WSUSCa_x.log |
| ASPNETSetup_x.log | WSUS registers some ASP.Net settings, so these files are created |
%temp% |
| SCEx.log | Log file for installing Operations Manager component of Essentials |
%temp% |
| SCEReportingx.log | log file for Essentials Reporting install | %temp% |
| ServerSetup.txt | Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) server setup log file | %PROGRAMDATA%\VMMLogs |
| ClientSetup.txt | VMM client setup log file | %PROGRAMDATA%\VMMLogs |
SQL Server Setup Logs: |
Where:<version> is the SQL Server version number. |
%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\ <version #>\Setup Bootstrap\Log\ <timestamp_version |
| VMM Logs: | SCEVMMClient.log: Contains the Windows Installer logs with chainers for the SCVMM client installation. SCEVMMServer.log: Contains the Windows Installer logs with chainers for the SCVMM server installation. |
%AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
| SCE_ReportingMSI.log | Contains the Windows Installer logs for the Reporting installation | %AppData%\Local \SCE\LOGS for Windows Server 2008 <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for Windows Server 2003 |
Deployment and Configuration
Log Name |
Description |
Location |
SCECert[x].log |
Log for OOBE/Feature Configuration |
%TEMP% |
Software and Updates
Log Name |
Description |
Location |
windowsupdate.log |
Updates log |
%windir%\ |
softwaredistribution.log |
For locally distributed content |
%programfiles%\updateservices |
General
Log Name |
Description |
Location |
Operations Manager |
Event log for activities performed by Essentials. |
Event Viewer |