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Duncan McAlynn Microsoft System Center

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SMS 2003 Site Server Log Descriptions

The following is a complete list of the SMS 2003 Site Server Logs and corresponding descriptions, as assembled and updated by the Systems Management MVP community. Please use the contact me option if you'd like to make comments or suggestions for updating.

Adsysdis.log Active Directory System Discovery log file showing when the discovery method runs, and its results. Look for the number of DDRs created and any "bogus" entries.
Adsysgrp.log Active Directory System Group Discovery log file showing when the discovery method runs, and its results. Look for the number of DDRs created.
Adusrdis.log Active Directory User Discovery log file showing when the discovery method runs, and its results. Look for the number of DDRs created.
Ccm.log  Client Configuration Manager log file, showing when the site server receives and processes a CCR. Look for the account being used (the Client Push Installation account), and errors, such as error 5 or 53.
Cidm.log  Client Install Data Manager log file, showing when a client agent has been enabled for the site, as well as when an Advanced Client capable system has been detected that is not running as an Advanced Client.
Colleval.log Collection Evaluator log file, showing when new collections are created, existing collections are re-evaluated, or collections are deleted.
Compsumm.log Component Status Summarizer log file showing the processing of summarization messages for Component Status.
Cscnfsvc.log Courier Sender Confirmation log file showing when courier sender requests can be deleted.
Dataldr.log  Inventory Data Loader log file showing when hardware inventory data has been processed for a client. Search on the client computer name.
Ddm.log  Discovery Data Manager log file that shows when the site server processes a Discovery Data Record (DDR) and whether or not it needs to create a CCR for the system.
Despool.log  Despooler log file showing when the site is receiving data from a child site or its parent site. Look for files processed and handed off to Replication Manager.
Distmgr.log  Distribution Manager log file showing when a package has been created, the processing of the package source files (hash generation, whether or not to create a compressed package, deltas for package source file updates, and replication of package definitions or compressed source files to child sites). Also viewed to find the status of replication of source files to distribution points.
Hman.log  Hierarchy Manager log file that shows when a .CT2 site control file has been processed. Also shows when a child site has attached or detached, and publishing of site data to Active Directory.
Inboxast.log Inbox Manager Assistant log file that shows the moving of Legacy Client data from the CAP to the site server.
Inboxmgr.log Inbox Manager log file that shows replication of files to CAPs for Legacy Clients.
Invproc.log  Inventory Processor log file that shows the processing of hardware inventory data from the client. Processes files to delta mif files for Inventory Data Loader.
Licrsvc.log  License Metering - only for SMS 2.0, not used in SMS 2003.
Licsvcfg.log License Server Manager - only for SMS 2.0, not used in SMS 2003.
Mpcontrol.log Management point Control Manager log file that shows the starting of the management point, verification of the management point access on port 80, and publishing to WINS.
Mpfdm.log Management point File Dispatch Manager log file that shows the moving of Advanced Client data from the MP to the site server. Look for data types, such as .ddr, .sic/sid, .mif, .svf, etc.
Netdisc.log Network Discovery log file that shows the creation of DDRs from router ARP cache processing, domain browsing, Microsoft DHCP and SNMP calls.
NT_logon.log Windows NT Logon Server Manager – only for SMS 2.0, not used in SMS 2003.
Ntlgdsca.log Windows NT Logon Discovery Agent – only for SMS 2.0, not used in SMS 2003.
Ntlgdscm.log Windows NT Logon Discovery Manager– only for SMS 2.0, not used in SMS 2003.
Ntsvrdis.log Windows NT Server Discovery Agent log file that shows when SMS site systems are discovered automatically. Look for computer names that are discovered as site systems.
Offermgr.log Offer Manager log file showing when advertisements are processed and then replicated to the CAP. Replication to CAPs is only important for Legacy Clients, but Policy Provider is not triggered to create advertisement policies until Offer Manager has processed the advertisement request.
Offersum.log Offer Status Summarizer log file showing the processing of advertisement status messages.
Sitectrl.log Site Control Manager log file showing when a delta site control file has been received and processed at the local site.
Sitestat.log Site System Status Summarizer log file showing when summarization messages are generated for site system status.
SMSdbmon.log  SMS SQL Monitor log file showing when the SMS SQL Monitor service notifies another SMS component that it has work to perform.
SMSexec.log  SMS Executive log file showing when threads of the SMS Executive have started and process data. Look for scheduling of tasks at specific times (such as discovery methods).
Statmgr.log  Status Manager log file showing when individual status messages are processed on the site server.
Swmproc.log  Software Metering Processor log file that shows the processing of software metering rules as well as usage data from clients. Look for the mux or mrx file references.

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