Platform Log Files

The platform log files include the following:

  • platform-admin-server.log: Information about events of the install process such as extraction, preparation, and other post-processing tasks. It is located at <platform_admin_home>/logs .
  • server.log: Information for the embedded Jetty application server used by the Controller. It is located at <controller_home>/logs .
  • audit.log: Information about Account/User/Group/Role CRUD/User login/logout/SSH connections, and all other operations. This can be used to forward auditable events from the Controller into a central log management system or SIEM. It is located at <controller_home>/logs , and replicates the Controller Audit Report.
  • database.log: Information for the MySQL database that is used by the Controller. It is located at <controller_home>/db/logs.
  • startAS.log: Output generated by the underlying Jetty domain for the Controller.
  • orcha-modules.log: Information about all the tasks and commands that are run during installation. platform-admin-server.log has high-level information about the task executed. However, orcha-modules.log has more information on the specific command and output. It is located at <platform-dir>/orcha/<version>/orcha-modules/logs/orcha-modules.log.