Important log files and locations
The installation of IBM® Security Guardium® Key Lifecycle Manager and its components generates log files that you can read to ensure that the installation is completed successfully. The installation error logs provide critical information.
The following table list the log files and the file locations that are generated when you use the default installation settings.
Log File | Description | Location |
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db2_install.log |
Db2® installation log file. |
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db_config.log | Contains information about IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager database creation and table creation. |
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Various *.xml and *.log files |
IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager installation log
files. You can verify the installation, modification, or uninstallation of IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager by checking the log file that the IBM Installation Manager creates. |
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Various *.out and *.err files | STDOUT and STDERR files that are generated during installation. The
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migration.log | After you migrate existing data (earlier version) into the new installation, you can review the migration log file to verify whether the process was successful, or for troubleshooting purposes. |
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sklmInstall*.log | IBM Security Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager installer log
files. The log files are created when each step of the installation is run. You can read these log files to verify whether the product is installed successfully. |
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Log files in sklmPRS | The sklmPRS folder contains log files for detailed output of the prerequisite scan activity (precheck.log) and for the results of the scan (results.txt). |
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Date | Change description |
01 Oct 2021 | Corrected the location for WebSphere® Liberty logs. |
10 Sept 2021 | Initial version. |