Installation and migration logs | HCL Digital Experience
Learn about the different log files that HCL Digital Experience provides to help administrators identify and correct problems with installation and migration.
Installation log files
- AIX® Linux™ Solaris: /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs
- IBM i: /QIBM/UserData/InstallationManager/logs
- Windows™: C:\ProgramData\IBM\Installation Manager\logs
- z/OS®: /InstallationManager/appdata/logs
The IBM Installation Manager retains logs from all installations and uninstallations that it does for all products. You can review your entire history. The IBM Installation Manager has a built-in function that you can use to view the logs. On the IBM Installation Manager main page, click . You can also use your web browser to view the index.xml file in the log directory.
Migration log files
- AIX Linux Solaris: wp_profile_root /logs
- IBM i: wp_profile_root/logsNote: Files in this directory are stored only on the local System i5® workstation. You might be able to view them from a Windows workstation by mapping a network drive to the System i5 workstation.
- Windows: wp_profile_root \logs
- z/OS: wp_profile_root/logs
Log file name | Description | Problem symptoms |
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ConfigTrace.log | Contains information that is generated each time a ConfigEngine task is run, including trace information that is generated during migration. This file is in wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine/log. | Check this log if migration stops before successful completion. |
upgradeConfigEngineTrace.log | Contains trace information that is generated when the ConfigEngine tool is upgraded. This file is in wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine/log | Check this log if errors occur when you run the upgradeConfigEngine tool. |
Log file name | Description | Problem symptoms |
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Job logs of migration jobs. | Contain trace information that is generated during the execution of the migration jobs. | Check these files if there are problems with a specific migration step. |
en.runningNumber.log, trace.runningNumber.log | Contains trace messages of the Web Content Manager migration tasks. These files are in the directory:
PortalServer_root/wcm/migration/log . |
Check this log for errors that are generated during migration. |
ConfigTrace.log | Contains trace information that is generated during migration. This file is in wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine/log. | Check this log if migration stops before successful completion. |
upgradeConfigEngineTrace.log | Contains trace information that is generated when the ConfigEngine tool is upgraded. This file is in wp_profile_root/ConfigEngine/log. | Check this log if errors occur when you run the upgradeConfigEngine tool. |
To set tracing for the migration plug-in com.ibm.wp.was.plugin.jar file, which you use to migrate the Deployment Manager and nodes, specify com.ibm.wp.migration.*=all.