Application server system log files
The application server log files contain information that you can use to monitor the startup of the application server and diagnose errors.
WebSphere® Application Server logs
These files are located in the following directories
on each node in your WebSphere Application Server installation:
| Operating system | Directory |
|---|---|
| AIX® Solaris | path/profiles/profile/logs/server1 |
| Linux | path/profiles/profile/logs/server1 |
| Windows | path\profiles\profile\logs\server1 |
- path
- The WebSphere Application Server installation
path. By default, path is one of the following
paths:
Operating system Directory AIX Solaris opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Linux opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer Windows C:\IBM\WebSphere\AppServer - profile
- The profile name where IBM® InfoSphere® Information Server is
installed. For a stand-alone installation, the default value is
InfoSphere. For a clustered installation, the default value for a custom profile isCustomxx, where xx is the number of the profile. - server1
- The name of the application server. For a stand-alone installation,
the default value is
server1. For cluster installations, there might be multiple application server directories under the custom profile. The typical value isserverx, where x is the number of the application server instance. For a Deployment Manager profile, the default value isdmgr. For a node agent under the custom profile, the default value isnodeagent.
The following log files can be found in these directories:
- SystemOut.log
- WebSphere Application Server messages to STDOUT are redirected to this file.
- SystemErr.log
- WebSphere Application Server messages to STDERR are redirected to this file.
For more information about WebSphere Application Server log
files, see the WebSphere Application Server documentation:
- For Version 8.5.5.1, go to the WebSphere Application Server information center
and read
Using basic or traditional message logs to troubleshoot applications
WebSphere Application Server Liberty Profile logs
The log files are located in the following directory:
| Operating system | Directory |
|---|---|
| AIX Solaris | IS_install_path/wlp/usr/servers/iis/logs |
| Linux | IS_install_path/wlp/usr/servers/iis/logs |
| Windows | IS_install_path\wlp\usr\servers\iis\logs |
The following log files can be found in the directory:
- messages.log
- Current log.
- messages_YY.MM.DD_HH.MM.SS.log
- Previous logs.