Installation and initial configuration logs

This section describes Identity Manager Server installation and initial configuration logs.

Table 1 contains a list of the log files that are created during the installation and configuration of the Identity Manager Server and the prerequisite products.

Log files are created for the following tasks:
  • Running the product installation program.
  • Installing the Identity Manager uninstallation program.
  • Installing required middleware products:
    • WebSphere® Application Server
    • A directory server, such as IBM® Security Directory Server
    • A database, such as DB2 Universal Database
  • Running the middleware configuration utility.
  • Installing Identity Manager, which also includes:
    • Identity Manager Server
    • Identity Manager IBM Security Directory Server-based posix adapter profiles
    • Database configuration program, such as DBConfig
    • Directory server configuration program, such as ldapConfig

In Table 1, the system temp directory is designated with the TEMP environment variable. The TEMP variable is either %temp% or %tmp% for Microsoft Windows systems. UNIX and Linux® use /tmp as the temp directory.

Table 1. Installation log file names and directories
File names Description and location
log.txt

Installation log file for WebSphere Application Server.

Location: The system temp directory.

  • isim_install.stdout
  • isim_install.stderr

Standard out and error log files for Identity Manager.

Location: The system root directory.

  • dbConfig.stdout
  • ldapConfig.stdout
  • itim_installer_debug.txt
  • runConfigFirstTime.stdout
  • runConfig.stdout
  • setupEnrole.stdout
  • StartStopWas.stdout
  • itim_install_activity.log

Install log files for Identity Manager.

Location: ISIM_HOME\install_logs.

  • trace.log
  • msg.log

The Tivoli® Common Directory is the central location for all serviceability-related files, such as log files and first-failure capture data.

Trace or message log files for Identity Manager.

Location: TIVOLI_COMMON_DIRECTORY\CTGIM\logs\

cfg_itim_mw.log

The middleware configuration utility log file.

Location: The system temp directory.