Identifying and viewing log file entries

When you install Oracle SOA Suite 12c, you are likely to have four managed servers: AdminServer, wls_wsm1, wsm_soa1, and wsm_osb1 (or whatever names you happen to configure). In a cluster, the number of managed servers may increase with incrementing numerals at the end (for example, wls_soa2, wls_osb2, and so on). Each of these managed servers has several log files that include the following:

• A managed server log file (for example, wls_soa1.log)

• A diagnostic log file (for example, wls_soa1-diagnostic.log)

• A server startup standard out log file (for example, wls_soa1.out)

• A HTTP access log (access.log)

Fortunately, Fusion Middleware Control provides a means to access and search several of these log files. To download the managed server log and diagnostic log files, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to Oracle Manager Fusion Middleware Control.

2. Right-click on soa-infra and then navigate to Logs | View Log Messages.

3. Click on the Target Log Files button.

4. Select...