28 Locating and Configuring Enterprise Manager Log Files

When you install the Oracle Management Agent (Management Agent) or the Oracle Management Service (OMS), Enterprise Manager automatically configures the system to save certain informational, warning, and error information to a set of log files.

Log files can help you troubleshoot potential problems with an Enterprise Manager installation. They provide detailed information about the actions performed by Enterprise Manager and whether or not any warnings or errors occurred.

This chapter not only helps you locate and review the contents of Enterprise Manager log files, but also includes instructions for configuring the log files to provide more detailed information to help in troubleshooting or to provide less detailed information to save disk space.

This chapter contains the following sections: