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    Essentials 2010 troubleshooting guide

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    If you experience issues while evaluating Essentials 2010 Beta, please go to Forums or Microsoft Connect(if you are in TAP program) and report the issue. Please send the log files for the issue at scedata@microsoft.com. Log file details and locations associated with the feature area are listed below.

    SETUP

    Log Name

    Description

    Location

    SetupSCE<#>.log:

     

    Where <#> is an initial value of “0” and is incremented each time the Setup.exe is run.

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

    SCESetupWizard.log

    There is only one instance of this file. Logging information is added to this file each time setup is run.

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

    WSUSPrereqCheck.xml:

    Contains the Windows Server Updated Services (WSUS) prerequisite check information

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

    SCEPrereqCheck.xml: 

    Contains the Essentials prerequisite check information.

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

    AdjustedWSUSPrereqCheck.xml

    Contains the WSUS prerequisite check information, modified for use in Essentials

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

    FullPrereq.xml

    Contains the Adjusted WSUS and Essentials prerequisite check information.

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

    SCEMSI.log

    Contains the Windows Installer logs for the Essentials installation.

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData> \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

    WSUSSetup.log 

    A log file created by WSUS. It will create WSUSSetupmsix.log and WSUSCa_x.log files

    %temp%

    If debugging WSUS is required, we will need WSUSSetup.log WSUSSetupmsi_x.log and WSUSCa_x.log

    ASPNETSetup_x.log

    WSUS registers some ASP.Net settings, so these files are created

    %temp%

    SCEx.log 

    Log file for installing Operations Manager component of Essentials
    %temp%
    SCEReportingx.log log file for Essentials Reporting install %temp%
    ServerSetup.txt Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) server setup log file

    %PROGRAMDATA%\VMMLogs
    ClientSetup.txt VMM client setup log file %PROGRAMDATA%\VMMLogs

    SQL Server Setup Logs:

    Where:<version> is the SQL Server version number.

    %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\
    <version #>\Setup Bootstrap\Log\
    <timestamp_version
    VMM Logs:

    SCEVMMClient.log: Contains the Windows Installer logs with chainers for the SCVMM client installation.

    SCEVMMServer.log: Contains the Windows Installer logs with chainers for the SCVMM server installation.

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData>
    \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003
    SCE_ReportingMSI.log Contains the Windows Installer logs for the Reporting installation

    %AppData%\Local
    \SCE\LOGS for
    Windows Server 2008

    <LocalApplicationData>
    \SCE\LOGs for
    Windows Server 2003

     

    Deployment and Configuration

    Log Name

    Description

    Location

    SCECert[x].log

    Log for OOBE/Feature Configuration

    %TEMP%

    Software and Updates

    Log Name

    Description

    Location

    windowsupdate.log

    Updates log

    %windir%\

    softwaredistribution.log

    For locally distributed content

    %programfiles%\updateservices

    General

    Log Name

    Description

    Location

    Operations Manager

    Event log for activities performed by Essentials.

    Event Viewer
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