WebSphere brand IBM WebSphere Premises Server, Version 6.1.x

Log file locations and settings

This topic lists the locations and settings of the log files for the product.

Installation log files for WebSphere Premises Server

File name Default location
install.log
  • Windows IBM_RFID_HOME\logs
  • Linux IBM_RFID_HOME/logs
Note: IBM_RFID_HOME is an environment variable created when you installed WebSphere® Premises Server. If you modified the installation directory for WebSphere Premises Server, be sure to use the modified installation path.

Alert error log for the edge controller

File name Default location
edge-alerts.x.log, where x is an integer
  • Windows IBM_RFID_HOME\logs
  • Linux IBM_RFID_HOME/logs
edge-alerts-.x.log, where x is an integer
Format of the log:

Heartbeat log for the edge controller

File name Default location
edge-heartbeats.x.log, where x is an integer
  • Windows IBM_RFID_HOME\logs
  • Linux IBM_RFID_HOME/logs
Format of the log:

WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Premises Server log files

The WebSphere Application Server log files also contain information for WebSphere Premises Server.

File name Default location
SystemOut.log
  • Windows WAS_PROFILE_HOME\logs\server1
  • Linux WAS_PROFILE_HOME/logs/server1
SystemErr.log
trace.log
Note: The default installation directories for WebSphere Application Server are:
  • Windows C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer
  • Linux /opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer
If you modified the installation directory, use the modified installation path.
Backup: When these logs reach a pre-configured size (usually 1 MB), they are copied to a dated backup file, for example, SystemOut_05.01.27_13.24.49.log.

See Modifying the logging levels of WebSphere Premises Server using WebSphere Application Server for details on how to enable tracing on WebSphere Application Server for WebSphere Premises Server.

DB2® for Linux®, UNIX®, and Windows® log files

File name Default location
db2diag.log
  • Windows C:\Program Files\IBM\SQLLIB\DB2
  • Linux /opt/IBM/SQLLIB/DB2
jdbcerr.log

Data Transformation service log files

File name Default location
edge_controller_name_x.log, where x is an integer

For example, E1_1.log

  • Windows IBM_RFID_HOME\logs
  • Linux IBM_RFID_HOME/logs

Data Capture and Delivery log files

A Log File agent listens to messages and directs all OSGi log output to a configurable set of rotating files.

When one of these log file fills up, the system then creates a new file and writes to it. Each log file name is the Data Capture and Delivery controller name plus _number. For example, if the first log file is E1_0.txt, then the next file will be E1_1.txt. If the maximum number of files is reached, then the oldest log file will be deleted.

To configure the settings for these files, see the Log File agent properties.


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