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Packageboot log files?

solarwinds-admin over 11 years ago

I recently copied the Java 6 Update 26 (x86 upgrade) package and modified the packageboot.xml file to run 2 .exe's after installation - one .exe is present in a file path on the system, the other .exe I have included with the package.

The java update appears to install but the 2 .exe's are not running as evidenced by the fact that the setting and reg entries that they are supposed to modify respectively are not being updated.

Is there a specific log file I can check to see what might be happening and what the packageboot.exe program is doing once it hits these 2 executable lines in the packageboot.xml file?

Here is the post-execution XML section in our file:

-<postexecution>

-<programs>

<program type="exe"typeaction="runandwait"name="ssvagent.exe"pathtype="simplepath"path="%programfiles%\Java\jre\bin"successcode="0"failureaction="stop"enabled="true"> -high -jpisetup -old </program>

</programs>

-<services>

</services>

</postexecution>

0 solarwinds-admin over 11 years ago

Hi easservciemgmt,

If you enable logging on a client and attempt the update, afterwards in the Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\Install folder on that client you should see a packageboot.exe.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx.xxxx log file that has details on the operation.

To enable logging on the client, you'll need to edit the registry to add some values under the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EminentWare\Logging

Please note that you may need to create the EminentWare and Logging keys above if they don't already exist.

The Values to create are:

NAME (Type, Value)

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Enable (REG_DWORD, 1)

Level (REG_DWORD, 3)

Options (REG_DWORD, 3)

----------------------------------

Don't forget to turn off logging by setting ENABLE to 0 after you have generated the log.

If you'd like help with this process, please send a mail to us at customersupport@eminentware.com

-Kelly

0 solarwinds-admin over 11 years ago in reply to solarwinds-admin

Hi Kelly,
excellent tip !
do You mind explaining different options for values 'level' & 'options' ?
thanks in advance, Lukasz
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0 solarwinds-admin over 11 years ago in reply to solarwinds-admin

Hi Lukasz,
The are documented in our Administration Guide under the section Automation Server Settings. (The settings apply to client logging as well.)
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