Server Instance Diagnostics: ES Console

Restriction: This topic applies only when the Enterprise Server feature is enabled.

Use this page to view the Enterprise Server console log for this enterprise server instance.

To access this page:

  1. From the Enterprise Server Administration home page, at the left of the Enterprise Server instance to configure, click Edit.
  2. On the server instance screen, select the Server > Diagnostics > ES Console tabs.
Note: If the enterprise server is not running, you see the message: "No live console data returned."
Show Entries

Click the radio button to the left of this control if you want to view a subset of the entries. Then specify the start and end of the subset in the two entry fields to the right. Click Refresh to view the specified subset.

Show Last

Click this if you want to view a subset of the entries at the end of the log. Then enter the number of entries you want to view in the entry field to the right. The default is that the last 10 lines are shown. Click Refresh to view the specified subset.

Entry

Shows the number of the event. Events are numbered in chronological order, with the most recent last.

Event

Shows a description of the event. Each description starts with the date and time it occurred and the name of the enterprise server.

Show Entire Log

Click this if you want to view the entire log. It should open in whatever application your browser is configured to use for text files.

Historical data available

If the status of the server is anything other than "Started", and the Directory Server is running on your machine, shows the location on your machine of the most recent console log for the server. If you click the right-pointing arrow at the end of the location, the file should open in whatever application your browser is configured to use for text files. If the file fails to open, you can go to the location and open it from there.