Client log files
In an earlier chapter, we went through some of the log files that we should be aware of when troubleshooting our Configuration Manager environment. We will focus now on the Windows client-specific log files and what we can expect to see in them.
As ever, the full list of client-specific log files is available on the Microsoft TechNet library at http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/hh427342.aspx#BKMK_ClientLogs.
Other chapters will cover the role-specific logs such as distribution points, management point, software update points, and so on. This section relates purely to client-specific activities.
Application management
There are three client log files that we can use for troubleshooting application delivery. To be clear, these only apply to the application model and not to packages. The three client log files are as follows.
AppDiscovery.log
: This will deal with the discovery of applications and their deployment types. We should be able to see in the log how the client...