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System Log Files

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This section lists all log files available in the Manager that can be used for troubleshooting.

The log file contains all activities specific to its module. The size of each log file is smaller than 4 MB. To accommodate all logs when the log file reaches its maximum value, it automatically increments and the data from the current log file is moved to the incremented log file. Each log file can be incremented 13 times, and once all files are loaded, the data from the oldest log file is deleted. For instance, if ems.log file reaches its maximum limit, the file is automatically incremented to ems.log.1. The data from ems.log is moved to ems.log.1, and the new data into ems.log. This operation is executed incrementally in log files that are created further till the log files reach ems.log.13. This results in the latest logs available in ems.log and the oldest logs in ems.log.13.

For example, you choose to tune your database:

  1. Go to Manager → < Admin Domain Name > → Maintenance → Database Tuning → Tune Now.
  2. Click Start.

    Note

    When the tuning is in progress, the message Database tuning has started. Please consult the Tuning Status page for details appears.

  3. Go to Manager → < Admin Domain Name > → Maintenance → Database Tuning → Tuning Status.

  4. To view the logs related to database tuning operation, see the dbtuning.log file.
    • On a Linux system, you can view the dbtuning.log file by running the show log file dbtuning.log command on the Manager CLI.

      Note

      Similarly, to view other log files, execute show log file <log file name>.

    • On a Windows system, the dbtuning.log file will be available in the <Manager_Install_Dir>\logs directory.

    Note

    The default Manager installation directory is %programfiles%\Trellix\IPS Manager\App.

The log file is copied to your system that contains all messages in the log from the start time of database tuning until the end.

For more information about system logs, see the section System Files in Manager Administration section.

Manager Modules Log Files Description
ACM sent.log Logs related to ACM server
Alert Processing acltlv.log Logs related to firewall events that are forwarded from the Manager to the Sensor
acm.log Logs related to alerts generated in Manager to know the alert rate
akka_actors.log Logs alerts from the Sensor through alert processing module
alertCounts.log Logs related to alert counts received from the Manager
alertInstCounts.log Logs related to alert inserts
alertL7Counts.log Logs related to processing of layer7 data
alertpktcorrelation.log Logs related to alerts packets
alert_process.log Logs related to the process of traffic detection/prevention at the Sensor level, and the alerts getting generated on Manager
alertthrottling.log Logs related to alert traffic information from the Sensor to the Manager
alertthrottled.log Logs related to alert traffic information for multiple attacks that are combined into a single event
appatlv.log Logs related to application alert events
aqcollector.log Logs related to alert queue collector
aqcount.log Logs related to alert queues
aquptprocessor.log Logs related to alert queue update events from the Sensor
alt_chnl_event_cnt.log Logs related to alert channel information
altupdatecount.log Log alerts related to update count of layer7, Endpoint Intelligence Agent, Logon Collector, etc.
atlv.log Logs byte data sent from the Sensor to the Manager
bandwidth_savings.log Logs related to bandwidth traffic information for multiple attacks that are combined into a single event
BulkFileTransfer.log Logs related to malware policies that are forwarded from the Sensor to the Manager
bwatlv.log Logs related to bandwidth alert events that are forwarded from the Manager to the Sensor
epo.log Logs related to ePO service post integration with the Manager
insertActors.log Logs new alerts from the Sensor through alert processing module
updateActors.log Logs the existing alerts from the Sensor through alert processing module
wacm.log Logs related to Attack Log of the Central Manager
vips.log Logs related to Virtual Machine and Intel Security Controller Manager
Central Manager-Manager emssync.log Logs that are synced between Central Manager and the local Manager
nacm.log Logs related to communication between the Manager and the Central Manager
nscm.log Logs related to all activities within the Central Manager
Cloud cim.log Logs related to cloud activity within the Manager
cimweb.log Logs related to connections between the Manager, Controller, and Sensors
Compiler compileroutput.log Logs related to signature set compilation by the Manager
Dashboard tcc_debug.log Logs related to dashboard debug logs of the Manager
tcc_query.log Log queries related to the Dashboard page of the Manager
Database dbbackup.log Logs related to database backup files
dbcheck.log Logs created while upgrading the Manager to check database availability or consistency
dbconsistency.log Logs related to inconsistency during Manager upgrade
dbtuning.log Logs related to database tuning
pruning.log Logs related to deletion of alert data from MariaDB
Device Management appviz.log Logs related to application visualization
dpinfo_epo.log Logs information like the device type, operating system, and the source of the profile when the Trellix ePO - On-prem is integrated with the Manager
dpinfo_ips.log Logs information like the device type, operating system, and the source of the profile that is extracted from the IPS Sensor and is forwarded to the Manager
dpinfo_ntba.log Logs information like the device type, operating system, and the source of the profile when the NTBA is integrated with the Manager
emsKS, emsKS2048, emsKSStrong2048 Logs related to certificates imported from the Manager to the Sensor
emsperfstats.log Logs related to performance statistics of a device that are attached to the Manager
nbaalertquey.log Logs related to alerts of the NTBA Appliance
perfmon.log Logs related to performance monitoring
vmidcactivities.log Logs related to cache, resources, and database entries of virtualization
Device Performance Monitoring pefrmonatlv.log Logs related to Sensor performance alerts
High Risk Endpoints risk_score.log Logs related to high risk endpoints based on their risk score
Installation Initdb.log Logs related to initialization of database after the installation of the Manager
Java Virtual Machine crash.log Logs related to crash related activities that are created using Java virtual machine
Malware malware.log Logs related to all malware activities
Manager APIs sdkpayload.log Logs related to the request and responses with the payload of the Manager
Manager Disaster Recovery mdr.log Logs related to the communication, synchronization, and switchover of the Manager Disaster Recovery pair
Manager Memory emsmem.log Logs related to memory management in the Manager (Total memory, used memory, and free memory)
Manager Startup Checks checks.log Logs that are checked when the Manager is restarted manually
MLC Integration mlcSensor.log Logs related to MLC integration where the information of users, groups, etc. from the Active Directory is sent to the Manager
MVM Integration mvm.log Logs related to MVM integration with the Manager
relevance.log Logs related to alert relevancy post integration with the MVM
NTBA Appliance ntba.log Logs related to the integration and communication between the Manager and NTBA
nbaatlv.log Logs related to NTBA-Manager queries
Overall Manager Logs and Console Logs audit.log All logs related to user interactions in the Manager and CLI
ems.log All logs related to the Manager
emsout.log Logs related to the console output of the Manager
Packet Channel pkt_chnl_event_cnt.log Logs related to packet log channel events
Policy ips_policy.log Logs related to the addition, modification, and deletion of IPS policy
Quarantine hitask.log Logs related to the attack log of the quarantine module
hostevent.log Logs related to the quarantine host events that are added, updated, and deleted
host_isolation.log Logs all cache information of the quarantine host from the Sensor
Report Generation reportgen.log Logs related to report generation
Scheduler scheduler.log Logs related to schedulers running in the Manager
Signature Set sigfile.log Logs related to signature file deploy/compilation activity
sigset.log Logs related to signature set download from update server/local system.
sigperf.log Logs related to signature file deploy/compilation duration for the following processes:
  • Test compile start and end time for Manager Installation/Upgrade/Restart
  • Test compile start and end time for manual import of a signature set
  • Test compilation of snort or UDS attacks
  • Deploy the signature set to the Sensors
  • HA pair Sensor software upgrade using the Manager GUI
Solr Database high_risk_solr.log Logs related to Solr based details in Threat Explorer about high risk threats
initdbSolr Logs related to initialization activity occurring in Solr database
solr.log Logs related to configuration and startup details of Solr database
solr_nsm.log Logs the communication between the Solr database and the Manager
SSL Decryption ssl_decryption.log Logs related to SSL key information
Troubleshooting health_check.log Logs related to health checks of the Manager
Watchdog watchdog.log Logs the unrecoverable failure that is detected in the Manager