OBIEE 11G Logs and Configuration Files
Troubleshooting
Usage
Install\De-install\Patch
Startup\Shutdown\Execu
tion
WLS Admin Server
WLS Managed Server
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Log Name Log Location Location Example Increase Log Log
Level configuration
file
Examples: Linux and UNIX: C:\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs Q: Is this ?
deinstall2010-08-15_09-01-33PM.out USER_HOME/oraInventory/logs/ possible ?
deinstall2010-08-15_09-01-33PM.log Windows: C:\Program
installProfile2010-08-15_09-01-33PM.log Files\Oracle\Inventory\logs\
oraInstall2010-08-15_09-01-33PM.out
oraInstall2010-08-19_01-21-49AM.err
OPatch2010-08-19_02-15-05-AM.log
2010-08-19_01-21-49AM.log
installProfile2010-08-19_01-21-49AM.log
AdminServer.log <Middleware_HOME>\user_projects\doma C:\OBIEE11G\user_projects\domains\ In WLS Console > ?
bifoundation_domain.log ins\bifoundation_domain\servers\AdminSe bifoundation_domain\servers\AdminSe biFoundation_dom
AdminServer-diagnostic.log(BI JEE log rver\logs rver\logs ain > servers >
(Action Services and Security Services), - AdminServer
review in FMC)
access.log Logging Tab has a
logs\bipublisher \bipublisher.log ????? General and an
HTTP sub-tab
General (general
settings for logs
for this server)
By default all
messages are
published
By default all
messages go to
the log file.
bi_server1.log <Middleware_HOME>\user_projects\doma C:\OBIEE11G\user_projects\domains\ biFoundation_dom ?
bi_server1.out ins\bifoundation_domain\servers\bi_server bifoundation_domain\servers\bi_server ain > servers >
bi_server1.out00001 etc 1\logs 1\logs bi_server1
bi_server1-diagnostic.log (BI JEE log
(Action Services and Security Services), - Logging Tab has a
Troubleshooting Log Name Log Location Location Example Increase Log Log
Usage Level configuration
file
review in FMC) General and an
access.log HTTP sub-tab
logs\bipublisher \bipublisher.log ?????
General sub-tab
(general settings
for logs for this
server)

By default all
messages are
published
By default all
messages go to
the log file.

BI System Components
(BI instance)

OracleBIServerCompon nqserver.log <ORACLE_INSTANCE>\diagnostics\logs\ C:\OBIEE11G\instances\instance2\dia Use FMC ORACLE_INSTANC

ent Nqquery.log OracleBIServerComponent\coreapplicatio gnostics\logs\OracleBIServerCompone Diagnostics tab > E\config\component
Administrator_NQSAdminTool.log n_obis1\ nt\coreapplication_obis1\ Log Configuration _type\bi_component
Administrator_nQUDMLExec.log to set a higher _name
Log Level \OracleBIServerCom
(For detailed info : See System ponent\coreapplicati
Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Log Levels on_obis1\logconfig.x
Intelligence Enterprise Edition, 8.2 Incident Error ml
Understanding Diagnostic Log and Log option
Configuration Files) Error option
Warning option
Notification
option
Trace option
such as set Trace
to FINEST
(performance
impact!)

For nqquery.log,
set level 0 thru 5 in
BI Admin Tool >
Manage Security
for each user
OracleBIPresentationSer sawlog0.log <ORACLE_INSTANCE>\diagnostics\logs\ C:\OBIEE11G\instances\instance2\dia As above ORACLE_INSTANC
vicesComponent webcatupgrade0.log OracleBIPresentationServicesComponent gnostics\logs\OracleBIPresentationSer E\config\component

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Troubleshooting Log Name Log Location Location Example Increase Log Log
Usage Level configuration
file
\catalogcrawler\ \coreapplication_obips1\ vicesComponent\coreapplication_obip _type\bi_component
sawcatalogcrawlerlogsys0.log s1\ _name
\OracleBIPresentatio
nServicesComponen
t\coreapplication_
obips1\instanceconfi
g.xml
OracleBISchedulerComp nqscheduler-<n>.log <ORACLE_INSTANCE>\diagnostics\logs\ C:\OBIEE11G\instances\instance2\dia ORACLE_INSTANC
onent OracleBISchedulerComponent\coreapplica gnostics\logs\OracleBISchedulerComp E\config\component
tion_obisch1 onent\coreapplication_obisch1 _type\bi_component
_name
\OracleBIScheduler
Component\coreappl
ication_obisch1\insta
nceconfig.xml
OracleBIJavaHostComp Jh.log <ORACLE_INSTANCE>\diagnostics\logs\ C:\OBIEE11G\instances\instance2\dia As above ORACLE_INSTANC
onent Jh-n.log OracleBIJavaHostComponent\coreapplicat gnostics\logs\OracleBIJavaHostComp E\config\component
ion_obijh1\ onent\coreapplication_obijh1\ _type\bi_component
_name
\OracleBIJavaHostC
omponent\coreapplic
ation_obijh1\logging
_config.xml
OracleBIClusterControlle Nqcluster-<n>.log <ORACLE_INSTANCE>\diagnostics\logs\ C:\OBIEE11G\instances\instance2\dia As above ORACLE_INSTANC
rComponent OracleBIClusterControllerComponent\core gnostics\logs\OracleBIClusterControlle E\config\component
application_obiccs1\ rComponent\coreapplication_obiccs1\ _type\bi_component
_name
\OracleBIClusterCon
trollerComponent\cor
eapplication_obiccs1
\ccslogconfig.xml
OPMN Debug.log C:\OBIEE11G\instances\instance2\dia As above ORACLE_INSTANC
Opmn.log gnostics\logs\OPMN\opmn E\config\component
Service.log etc _type\bi_component
_name\
\OPMN\opmn\opmn.
xml
Troubleshooting Java
Components
As above plus
EmbeddedLDAP (can be EmbeddedLDAP.log DOMAIN_HOME/servers/server_name/dat C:\OBIEE11G\user_projects\domains\ ? ?
used in conjunction with EmbeddedLDAPAccess.log a/ldap/log/EmbeddedLDAP.log bifoundation_domain\servers\bi_server
the access.logs, as DOMAIN_HOME/servers/server_name/dat 1\data\ldap\log\EmbeddedLDAP*.log
above a/ldap/log/
Miscellaneous
Repository log <Repository Name> .rpd.log <ORACLE_INSTANCE>\OracleBIServerC C:\OBIEE11G\instances\instance2\bifo ? ?

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Troubleshooting Log Name Log Location Location Example Increase Log Log
Usage Level configuration
file
omponent\coreapplication_obis1\repositor undation\OracleBIServerComponent\c
y\ oreapplication_obis1\repository\Sampl
eAppLite.rpd.Log

Upgrade ua<timestamp>.log BI_ORACLE_HOME\upgrade\logs ? ?

Usage Tracking (Only if NQAcct.yyyymmdd.hhmmss.log STORAGE_DIRECTORY parameter in the ? ?
redirected to logs) Usage Tracking section of the
NQSConfig.INI file determines the location
of usage tracking log files
BI Agent Log Agent-JobID-InstanceID.xxx The default location for log files is the Log ? ?
directory in the Oracle Business
Intelligence installation directory on the
computer where the Oracle BI Scheduler
is
installed.

Configuration Files

Source: Oracle Fusion Middleware System Administrator's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence
Enterprise Edition > Where are Configuration Files Located?

Oracle BI Server

NQSConfig.INI

logconfig.xml

ORACLE_INSTANCE\config\OracleBIServerComponent\coreapplication_obisn

For example:

\instances\instance1\config\OracleBIServerComponent\coreapplication_obis1

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Note: Although DBFeatures.ini is also located in this directory, do not edit this file directly. See Oracle Fusion Middleware

Metadata Repository Builder's Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition for information about how to edit features for a

database.

Oracle BI Presentation Services

instanceconfig.xml ORACLE_INSTANCE\config\OracleBIPresentationServicesComponent\coreapplication_obipsn

For example:

\instances\instance1\config\OracleBIPresentationServicesComponent\coreapplication_obips1

Note: Do not add elements to the instanceconfig.xml file unless you are overriding the stated default values. Override only those

settings that are necessary for configuring the system to meet the needs of your organization.

Cluster Controller

NQClusterConfig.INI

ccslogging.xml

ORACLE_INSTANCE\config\OracleBIApplication\coreapplication

For example:

\instances\instance1\config\OracleBIApplication\coreapplication

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Oracle BI Scheduler

instanceconfig.xml

ccslogging.xml

(for Cluster Controller)

ORACLE_INSTANCE\config\OracleBISchedulerComponent\coreapplicati on_obischn

For example:

\instances\instance1\config\OracleBISchedulerComponent\coreapplication_obisch1

JavaHost

config.xml

logging_config.xml

ORACLE_INSTANCE\config\OracleBIJavaHostComponent\coreapplication_obijhn

For example:

\instances\instance1\config\OracleBIJavaHostComponent\coreapplication_obijh1

Oracle BI Presentation Services Plug-in

bridgeconfig.properties

MW_HOME\user_projects\domains\domain_name\config\fmwconfig\biinstances\coreapplication

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For example:

mw_home\user_projects\domains\bifoundation_domain\config\fmwconfig\biinstances\coreapplication