Installation and profile creation log files

Various log files are created during installation and uninstallation of IBM® Business Process Manager and during profile creation, augmentation, and deletion. Consult the applicable logs if problems occur during these procedures.

Table 1 shows the log file names, locations, and descriptions for success and failure for IBM Business Process Manager.

Some directory paths, file names, and indicator values in Table 1 contain spaces to allow the entries to fit in the table cells. The actual directory paths, file names, and indicator values do not contain spaces.

The variable install_root represents the installation directory of IBM Business Process Manager. The variable profile_root represents the root location of a profile.

For more information see Installation directories for the product and profiles.

Table 1. Installation and profile logs for IBM Business Process Manager components
Log name and location Log description
For Windows operating systemAgent data location/logs

Typically: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\IBM\Installation Manager\logs

For Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systemAgent data location/logs

Typically: /var/ibm/InstallationManager/logs

 Installation Manager log file directory under the Agent data location. For more information on the Agent data location refer to the Installation Manager documentation.

Contains log information for Business Process Manager and WebSphere Application Server installations and uninstallations.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system install_root/logs/wbi/install/installconfig_server.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root\logs\wbi\install\installconfig_server.log
 Logs configuration actions that run at the end of the installation process to configure components, install system applications, and create Windows shortcuts and registry entries.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system install_root/logs/manageprofiles/pmt.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root\logs\manageprofiles\pmt.log

Logs all events from the Profile Management Tool.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system install_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_create.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root\logs\manageprofiles\profile_name_create.log
  • Traces all events that occur during the creation of the named profile.
  • Created when a profile is created during a typical installation, custom installation (only Advanced PS), when using the Profile Management Tool, or when using the manageprofiles command-line utility.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systeminstall_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_create_error.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root\logs\wbi\update\profile_name_create_error.log
Logs information extracted from theprofile_name_create.log file. This information pertains to any failing configuration actions, validations, wsadmin calls and or any corresponding log files.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system install_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_augment.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root\logs\manageprofiles\profile_name_augment.log
  • Traces all events that occur during the augmentation of the named profile.
  • Created when a profile is augmented, when using the Profile Management Tool, or when using the manageprofiles command-line utility.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating systeminstall_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_augment_error.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root\logs\wbi\update\profile_name_augment_error.log
Logs information extracted from the profile_name_augment.log file. This information pertains to any failing configuration actions, validations, wsadmin calls and any corresponding log files.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system install_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_delete.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root/logs/manageprofiles/profile_name_delete.log
  • Traces all events that occur during the deletion of the named profile.
  • Created when profile deletion is performed with the manageprofiles command-line utility.
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Linux operating systemFor UNIX operating system install_root/logs/wbi/uninstall/uninstallconfig_server.log
  • This topic applies only to the Distributed platformsFor Windows operating system install_root\logs\wbi\uninstall\uninstallconfig_server.log
 Logs all configuration actions that run during uninstallation events relating to IBM Business Process Manager.
Parent topic: Troubleshooting installation and configuration