Log Viewer

You use the Log Viewer tab page to see the log messages from the SDM work steps.

You have already performed actions. For example, you have prepared Software Deployment Archives for deployment.

• You can display the work steps of the server and the graphical user interface (GUI). To switch between the logs, use the buttons Show Current Server Log or Show Current GUI Log.
• You can also use the Choose Other Logbutton to display other logs created by the SDM. You can choose from the following logs:

  Log Name	Content
  engine<YYYYMMDD><HHMMSS>. log	Logs for the online J2EE Engine deployment.
  sdm_server.out	Server output to Stdout
  sdm_server.err	Server output to Stderr.
  sdm_remotegui.out	SDM GUI output to Stdout.
  sdm_remotegui.err	SDM GUI output to Stderr.
  sdmlog<YYYYMMDD>.log	SDM log created by SDM server.
  sdmgui<YYYYMMDD>.log	SDM GUI log created by SDM GUI.
  sdmcl<YYYYMMDD><HHMMSS>.log	A client session log file. For example, for deployment with SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio.
  jddilog<YYYYMMDD><HHMMSS>.log	A log file from a JDDI deployment. the content of this log is also included in sdmlog.

You can use the Find button to search for text strings within the logs. This helps you to navigate in the log.

The following abbreviations are used in the file names:

• YYYYMMDD - Date of file creation.
• HHMMSS - Time of file creation.