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.