This appendix describes the log files that are created by the installer and Configuration Wizard.
Log files contain information that can help you troubleshoot problems with your installation or configuration.
This appendix contains the following sections:
By default, the installer writes logs files to the Oracle_Inventory_Location
/log
(on UNIX operating systems) or Oracle_Inventory_Location
\logs
(on Windows operating systems) directory. On UNIX operating systems, if you do not know the location of your Oracle Inventory directory, you can find it in the oraInst.loc
file in the following directories (default locations):
Linux: /etc/oraInst.loc
HP-UX and Solaris: /var/opt/oracle/oraInst.loc
On Windows operating systems, the location for the inventory directory is %SystemDrive%\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs
. If you are using a 32-bit installer on a 64-bit Windows machine, the inventory directory is %SystemDrive%\Program Files (x86)\Oracle\Inventory\logs
.
The following install log files are written to the log directory:
install
date-time-stamp
.log
This is the main log file.
install
date-time-stamp
.out
This log file contains the output and error streams during the installation.
installActions
date-time-stamp
.log
This file is used by the installer GUI to keep track of internal information.
installProfile
date-time-stamp
.log
This log file contains the overall statistics like time taken to complete the installation, as well as configuration, memory and CPU details.
oraInstall
date-time-stamp
.log
This log file contains the output stream of the copy session.
oraInstall
date-time-stamp
.err
This log file contains the error stream of the copy session.
To Change the Name of your Log File:
Use the -logFile
parameter from the command line when you start the installer. For example:
java -jar fmw_infra_121200.jar -logFile C:\home\logs\my_custom_log_file.log
To Change the Logging Level for More or Less Verbose Logging:
Use the -logLevel
parameter from the command line when you start the installer. For example:
java -jar fmw_infra_121200.jar -logLevel info
To Log Time Usage Information:
Use the -printtime
parameter from the command line when you start the installer. Using the -printtime
parameter creates the timeTaken
date-time-stamp
.log
and time
date-time-stamp
.log
files in the same directory. For example:
java -jar fmw_infra_121200.jar -printtime
Below is a brief description of the timeTaken
date-time-stamp
.log
and time
date-time-stamp
.log
files:
timeTaken
date-time-stamp
.log
This file contains information for the amount of time taken to move between screens (applicable for GUI installations only).
time
date-time-stamp
.log
This file contains time information for the copy session.
To Log Memory Usage Information:
Use the -printmemory
parameter from the command line when you start the installer. For example:
java -jar fmw_infra_121200.jar -printmemory
The -printmemory
parameter causes the memory
date-time-stamp
.log
to be created. This file contains memory usage information for the copy session.
To create a log file of your configuration session, start the Configuration Wizard with the -log
option, as shown below:
On UNIX operating systems:
./config.sh -log=log_filename -log_priority=log_level
On Windows operating systems:
config.cmd -log=log_filename -log_priority=log_level
See Table E-1 for more details about the -log
and -log_priority
options.
Table E-1 Configuration Wizard Log File Options
Parameter | Description |
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|
Specify the location of your log file. If you specify an absolute path with your Other values that can be specified with
|
|
Specify the level of detail you want included in your logs. The acceptable values are listed below, from most detailed to least detailed:
|