Which log file should you review?

Your network contains a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager environment.
The network contains 10 database servers that run Microsoft SQL Server 2008. You have a
configuration baseline that is used to monitor the database servers.
You confirm that all of the database servers downloaded the configuration baseline.
You discover that a database server named Server1 fails to report any data for the
configuration baseline.
You need to identify whether Server1 evaluates the configuration items that are part of the
configuration baseline.
Which log file should you review?

Your network contains a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager environment.
The network contains 10 database servers that run Microsoft SQL Server 2008. You have a
configuration baseline that is used to monitor the database servers.
You confirm that all of the database servers downloaded the configuration baseline.
You discover that a database server named Server1 fails to report any data for the
configuration baseline.
You need to identify whether Server1 evaluates the configuration items that are part of the
configuration baseline.
Which log file should you review?

A.
Ciagent.log

B.
Sitestat.log

C.
Ccm.log

D.
Rcmctrl.log

E.
Smsexec.log

F.
Dcmagent.log

G.
Hman.log

H.
Contenttransfermanager.log

I.
Sdmagent.log

J.
Wsyncmgr.log
K.
Locationservices.log

Explanation:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh427342.aspx
Technical Reference for Log Files in Configuration Manager
DCMAgent.log
Client log file
Records high-level information about the evaluation, conflict reporting, and remediation of
configuration items and applications.
Further information:
Locationservices.log
Client log file
Records the client activity for locating management points, software update points, and
distribution points.
Smsexec.log
Site server or site system server log fiel
Records the processing of all site server component threads.
Ccm.log
Site server log file

Records client push installation activities.
Sdmagent.log
Client log file
Records details about tracking of remediation and compliance. However, the software
updates log file, Updateshandler.log, provides more informative details about installing the
software updates required for compliance.
Rcmctrl.log
Site server log file
Records the activities of database replication between sites in the hierarchy.
wsyncmgr.log
Site server log file
Records details about the software updates synchronization process.
Ciagent.log
Client log file
Records details about the process of remediation and compliance for compliance settings,
software updates, and application management.
hman.log
Site server log file
Records information about site configuration changes, and the publishing of site
information in Active Directory Domain Services.
ContentTransferManager.log
Client log file
Schedules the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) or the Server Message Block
(SMB) to download or to access packages.
Sitestat.log
Site server log file
Records the availability and disk space monitoring process of all site systems.



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Kiran

Kiran

I think we need to look at DCM agent log file