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View the Server Log

CA Configuration Automation maintains a server log that documents each server-based transaction. It can easily be accessed using the UI for each server being managed by CA Configuration Automation.

To view a server's activity log

1. Click the Management link, then the Servers tab.

   The Servers tab page appears.

2. Click the name of the server whose activity log you to want to view in the Server table.

   The selected server's Server Details page appears and displays the Server tab.

3. Click the Log tab.

   The Log table appears and displays all activity for the selected server. The default view is to show the most recent server activity in the first row, and the oldest activity in the last row. You can click the sort icons at the top of sortable columns to present the table data differently.

4. (Optional) Create a filter to view specific server events captured in the log as described in Filter Table Views.

   Note: The Filter functionality on this page contains the following additional fields only found on Log pages:

   Start Time

   Specifies the time to begin searching for server activity. For example, if you want to see all server activity during the week you were away on vacation, you would specify the day you left as the start time by clicking the the Start Time check box, clicking the calendar icon, and selecting the day and time you left.

   End Time

   Specifies the time to end searching for server activity. Continuing the previous example, if you want to see all server activity during the week you were away on vacation, you would specify the day you returned as the end time by clicking the the End Time check box, clicking the calendar icon, and selecting day and time you returned.