VM Manager Tool log files

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You can gather the log files to determine problems that are related to the VM Manager Tool. You can also change the log settings.

VM Manager Tool log files are by default stored in the following directory.
  • For local VM Manager Tool
    • Linux opt/ibm/LMT/VMMAN/logs
    • Windows C:\Program Files\ibm\LMT\VMMAN\logs
  • For central and distributed VM Manager Tool
    • Linux /var/opt/BESClient/LMT/VMMAN/logs
    • Windows C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\LMT\VMMAN\logs
  • For disconnected VM Manager Tool
    • Linux VM Manager Tool install dir/logs
    • Windows VM Manager Tool install dir\logs
You can also gather the complete set of logs by running the -retrievedebugdata command. For more information, see: VM Manager Tool command-line options.

Log settings

To change the log settings, edit the following file:
  • log4j.properties for application update 9.2.20 and lower
  • log4j2.xml for application update 9.2.21 and higher
The file is located in the following directory.
  • For local VM Manager Tool
    • Linux opt/ibm/LMT/VMMAN/config
    • Windows C:\Program Files\ibm\LMT\VMMAN\config
  • For central and distributed VM Manager Tool
    • Linux /var/opt/BESClient/LMT/VMMAN/config
    • Windows C:\Program Files (x86)\BigFix Enterprise\BES Client\LMT\VMMAN\config
  • For disconnected VM Manager Tool
    • Linux VM Manager Tool install dir/config
    • Windows VM Manager Tool install dir\config
The following parameters are most useful.
Table 1. Log settings
Application update 9.2.20 and lower Application update 9.2.21 and higher
  • log4j.appender.mylogger.maxFileSize specifies the maximum size of a log file

    Default value = 1000 KB

  • log4j.appender.mylogger.MaxBackupIndex specifies the maximum number of log files

    Default value = 10

  • log4j.rootLogger specifies the logging level

    Default value = INFO. You can change it to DEBUG to enable debug logging
  • SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy specifies the maximum size of a log file

    Default value = 1 MB

  • DefaultRolloverStrategy specifies the maximum number of log files

    Default value = 10

  • Root level specifies the logging level

    Default value = INFO. You can change it to DEBUG to enable debug logging