SCCM2012 Log File Explanations

Client Log Files

  • CAS - Content Access Service. Maintains the localpackage cache.

  • Ccmexec.log - Records activities of the client and theSMS Agent Host service.

  • CertificateMaintenance.log - Maintains certificates forActive Directory directory service and management points.

  • ClientIDManagerStartup.log - Creates and maintains theclient GUID.

  • ClientLocation.log - Site assignment tasks.

  • ContentTransferManager.log - Schedules the BackgroundIntelligent Transfer Service (BITS) or the Server Message Block (SMB) todownload or to access SMS packages.

  • DataTransferService.log - Records all BITS communicationfor policy or package access.

  • Execmgr.log - Records advertisements that run.

  • FileBITS.log - Records all SMB package access tasks.

  • Fsinvprovider.log (renamed to FileSystemFile.log in allSMS 2003 Service Packs) - Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider forsoftware inventory and file collection.

  • InventoryAgent.log - Creates discovery data records(DDRs) and hardware and software inventory records.

  • LocationServices.log - Finds management points anddistribution points.

  • Mifprovider.log - The WMI provider for .MIF files.

  • Mtrmgr.log - Monitors all software metering processes.

  • PolicyAgent.log - Requests policies by using the DataTransfer service.

  • PolicyAgentProvider.log - Records policy changes.

  • PolicyEvaluator.log - Records new policy settings.

  • Remctrl.log - Logs when the remote control component(WUSER32) starts.

  • Scheduler.log - Records schedule tasks for all clientoperations.

  • Smscliui.log - Records usage of the Systems Managementtool in Control Panel.

  • StatusAgent.log - Logs status messages that are createdby the client components.

  • SWMTRReportGen.log - Generates a usage data report thatis collected by the metering agent. (This data is logged in Mtrmgr.log.)

     

Server Log Files

  • Ccm.log - Client Configuration Manager tasks.

  • Cidm.log - Records changes to the client settings by theClient Install Data Manager (CIDM).

  • Colleval.log - Logs when collections are created,changed, and deleted by the Collection Evaluator.

  • Compsumm.log - Records Component Status Summarizertasks.

  • Cscnfsvc.log - Records Courier Sender confirmationservice tasks.

  • Dataldr.log - Processes Management Information Format(MIF) files and hardware inventory in the Configuration Manager 2007 database.

  • Ddm.log - Saves DDR information to the ConfigurationManager 2007 database by the Discovery Data Manager.

  • Despool.log - Records incoming site-to-site communicationtransfers.

  • Distmgr.log - Records package creation, compression,delta replication, and information updates.

  • Hman.log - Records site configuration changes, andpublishes site information in Active Directory Domain Services.

  • Inboxast.log - Records files that are moved from themanagement point to the corresponding SMS\INBOXES folder.

  • Inboxmgr.log - Records file maintenance.

  • Invproc.log - Records the processing of delta MIF filesfor the Dataloader component from client inventory files.

  • Mpcontrol.log - Records the registration of themanagement point with WINS. Records the availability of the management pointevery 10 minutes.

  • Mpfdm.log - Management point component that moves clientfiles to the corresponding SMS\INBOXES folder.

  • MPMSI.log - Management point .msi installation log.

  • MPSetup.log - Records the management point installationwrapper process.

  • Ntsvrdis.log - Configuration Manager 2007 serverdiscovery.

  • Offermgr.log - Records advertisement updates.

  • Offersum.log - Records summarization of advertisementstatus messages.

  • Policypv.log - Records updates to the client policies toreflect changes to client settings or advertisements.

  • Replmgr.log - Records the replication of files betweenthe site server components and the Scheduler component.

  • Rsetup.log - Reporting point setup log.

  • Sched.log - Records site-to-site job and packagereplication.

  • Sender.log - Records files that are sent to other childand parent sites.

  • Sinvproc.log - Records client software inventory dataprocessing to the site database in Microsoft SQL Server.

  • Sitecomp.log - Records maintenance of the installed sitecomponents.

  • Sitectrl.log - Records site setting changes to theSitectrl.ct0 file.

  • Sitestat.log - Records the monitoring process of allsite systems.

  • Smsdbmon.log - Records database changes.

  • Smsexec.log - Records processing of all site servercomponent threads.

  • Smsprov.log - Records WMI provider access to the sitedatabase.

  • SMSReportingInstall.log - Records the Reporting Pointinstallation. This component starts the installation tasks and processesconfiguration changes.

  • SMSSHVSetup.log - Records the success or failure (withfailure reason) of installing the System Health Validator point.

  • Srvacct.log - Records the maintenance of accounts whenthe site uses standard security.

  • Statmgr.log - Writes all status messages to thedatabase.

  • Swmproc.log - Processes metering files and maintainssettings.