Overview of TrueSight Server Automation log files


A standard TrueSight Server Automation installation provides default logging behavior that satisfies the needs of many organizations. Defaults vary for Windows and UNIX systems. The following table lists the various log files used by TrueSight Server Automation that might be of interest to you.

Log file name

Description and default location

Where to configure

TrueSight Server Automation Application Server

appserver.log

Application Server log, installDirectory/br/appserver.log

The log file is generated as a stream at the info level.

installDirectory/br/deployments/deploymentName/log4j2.xml

For more information, see Controlling-Application-Server-logging.

Besides configuring log settings through the log4j2.xml file, you can also change the name of the log file through the console.

AppServerLauncher.log

AppServer Launcher log, installDirectory/br/AppServerLauncher.log

installDirectory/br/deployments/_template/log4j2.xml

post_install.log

Application Server configuration log, installDirectory/br/post_install.log

installDirectory/br/deployments/deploymentName/log4j2.xml

console.log

Application Server Console log, installDirectory/br/console.log

installDirectory/br/deployments/deploymentName/log4j2.xml

For more information, see Enabling more detailed logging.

Besides configuring log settings through the log4j2.xml file, you can also change the name of the log file through the console.

Note: If you have multiple Application Server deployments, the names listed above are for the log files of the default Application Server deployment. The names of the log files for all other Application Server deployments are prefixed with the name of the deployment, connected with an underscore.

RSCD Agent

rscd.log

  • Windows RSCD Agent log: rscdInstallDirectory\rscd.log
  • UNIX RSCD Agent log: rscdInstallDirectory/log/rscd.log

The log file is generated as a rollfile at the info1 level.


rscdInstallDirectory/log4crc.txt

For more information, see Controlling-RSCD-agent-logging.

Alternatively, to set the log level to debug, you can use the  agentctl toggle command.

rscdsvc.log

Windows RSCD Agent service log, rscdInstallDirectory\rscdsvc.log

The log file is generated as a rollfile at the info level.

keystroke.log

nexec session log, rscdInstallDirectory/log/keystroke.log

bldeploy*.log and bltargetjobmanager*.log

A pair of Deploy Job logs in rscdInstallDirectory/Transactions/log/ or in the location specified for the server through the TRANSACTION_DIR property. By default, logging is on the debug level.

For more information, see Logs-for-Deploy-Jobs.

Note: BLPackage Deploy Jobs on the console log to stdout as a stream at the debug level. The priority level can be overridden using Transaction Options when defining the BLPackage Deploy Job. For more information, see Specifying-job-options.

rscdInstallDirectory/log4crc.txt

TrueSight Server Automation Console (Windows)

.log

TrueSight Server Automation Console log,
WindowsHomeDirectory
\BladeLogic\1_1_2\Workspace n\.metadata\.log

installDirectory\br\rcp.cf

BLWorkbenchPlugin.log

BLWorkbenchPlugin log,
WindowsHomeDirectory
\BladeLogic\1_1_2\Workspace n\.metadata\.plugins\ com.bladelogic.client.ui\BLWorkbenchPlugin.log

installDirectory\br\rcp.cf

TrueSight Server Automation Console (UNIX)

.log

TrueSight Server Automation Console log,
/root/.bladelogic/1_1_2/Workspace n/.metadata/.log

installDirectory/br/rcp.cf

BLWorkbenchPlugin.log

BLWorkbenchPlugin log,
/root/.bladelogic/1_1_2/Workspace n/.metadata/.plugins/com.bladelogic.client.ui/ BLWorkbenchPlugin.log

installDirectory/br/rcp.cf

PXE server

pxesrvr.log

PXE server log, installDirectory/br/pxesrvr.log

installDirectory/br/deployments/_pxe/log4j2.xml

For more information, see Controlling-PXE-server-logging.

tftpsvr.log

TFTP Server log, installDirectory/br/tftpsvr.log

installDirectory/br/tftpsvr.cf

For more information, see Controlling-PXE-server-logging.

BLCLI (Windows)

blcli.log

%APPDATA%\BladeLogic\blcli.log

%APPDATA%\BladeLogic\blcli-log.cf

For more information, see BLCLI-command-results.

BLCLI (UNIX)

blcli.log

$HOME/.bladelogic/blcli.log

$HOME/.bladelogic/blcli-log.cf

For more information, see BLCLI-command-results.

Custom Configuration Objects

blcoserver_*.log

Custom Configuration Object log, one log file for each custom configuration object. The name of the custom configuration object appears within the log file name. The log file is stored by default in rscdInstallDirectory.

rscdInstallDirectory\log4crc.txt

REST APIs

restapi_<deployment_name>.log

The log file is located on the Application Server at the following path:

  • (Windows) C:\Program Files\BMC Software\BladeLogic\NSH\br\restapi_default.log
  • (Linux) /opt/bmc/bladelogic/NSH/br/restapi_default.log

<TSSA_installation_directory>\NSH\br\restapi_<deployment_name>.log

For more information, see Using-the-REST-APIs.

 

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