Log files in Oracle EBS Release 12.1.3 and Oracle EBS Release 12.2.4

The Log files locations in Oracle EBS Release 12.1.3 and  Oracle EBS R 12.2.4  are given below:

1.Instance startup and configuration Log files are located for INST_TOP in Oracle Release 12.1.3 are below:

$INST_TOP/logs/appl/admin/log
Startup/Shutdown error message related to tech stack (10.1.2, 10.1.3 forms/reports/web)
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/ (10.1.2 & 10.1.3)
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/10.1.3/Apache/error_log[timestamp](Apache log files)
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/10.1.3/opmn/ (OC4J, oa*, opmn.log)
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/10.1.2/network/ (listener log)
$INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/logs/appl/conc/log (CM log files)

2. Log files related to cloning in R12.1.3 are as below:

 Preclone log files in source instance
Database Tier – $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/(StageDBTier_MMDDHHMM.log)
Application Tier –
$INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/admin/log/(StageAppsTier_MMDDHHMM.log)

Clone log files in target instance
Database Tier – $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/ApplyDBTier_.log
Apps Tier – $INST_TOP/admin/log/ApplyAppsTier_.log

3. Patching related log files in R12.1.3 are as below:

i) Application Tier adpatch log – $APPL_TOP/admin/$SID/log/
ii) Developer (Developer/Forms & Reports 10.1.2) Patch – $ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage
iii) Web Server (Apache) patch – $IAS_ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage
iv) Database Tier opatch log – $ORACLE_HOME/.patch_storage


4. Autoconfig related log files in R12.1.3 are as below:

a) Database Tier Autoconfig log :
$ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/MMDDHHMM/adconfig.log
$ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/MMDDHHMM/NetServiceHandler.log


b) Application Tier Autoconfig log : 
$INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/admin/log/$MMDDHHMM/adconfig.log

5.Autoconfig context file location in R12.1.3 :
$INST_TOP/apps/$CONTEXT_NAME/appl/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME.xml


6)R12.1.3 Installation Logs in R12.1.3 are as below:

 Database Tier Installation
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/.log
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/ApplyDBTechStack_.log
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/ohclone.log
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/make_.log
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/installdbf.log
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/adcrdb_.log RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME/ApplyDatabase_.log
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME//adconfig.log
RDBMS_ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME//NetServiceHandler.log
Application Tier Installation
$INST_TOP/logs/.log
$APPL_TOP/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/log/ApplyAppsTechStack.log
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/10.1.2/install/make_.log
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/10.1.3/install/make_.log
$INST_TOP/admin/log/ApplyAppsTechStack.log
$INST_TOP/admin/log/ohclone.log
$APPL_TOP/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/log/installAppl.log
$APPL_TOP/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/log/ApplyAppltop_.log
$APPL_TOP/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/log//adconfig.log
$APPL_TOP/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/log//NetServiceHandler.log
Inventory Registration:
$Global Inventory/logs/cloneActions.log
$Global Inventory/logs/oraInstall.log
$Global Inventory/logs/silentInstall.log

7) Log files related with relink,Network,OUT inventory logs for R12.1.3 are as below:
 1) Database Tier
1.1) Relink Log files :
$ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/$CONTEXT_NAME /MMDDHHMM/ make_$MMDDHHMM.log
1.2) Alert Log Files :
$ORACLE_HOME/admin/$CONTEXT_NAME/bdump/alert_$SID.log
1.3) Network Logs :
$ORACLE_HOME/network/admin/$SID.log
1.4) OUI Logs :
OUI Inventory Logs :
$ORACLE_HOME/admin/oui/$CONTEXT_NAME/oraInventory/logs
2) Application Tier
$ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/DevSuite/log
$ORACLE_HOME/opmn/logs
$ORACLE_HOME/network/logs
Tech Stack Patch 10.1.3 (Web/HTTP Server)
$IAS_ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/forms/logs
$IAS_ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/oafm/logs
$IAS_ORACLE_HOME/j2ee/oacore/logs
$IAS_ORACLE_HOME/opmn/logs
$IAS_ORACLE_HOME/network/log
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/10.1.2
$INST_TOP/logs/ora/10.1.3
$INST_TOP/logs/appl/conc/log
$INST_TOP/logs/appl/admin/log


In EBS R12.2.4 the log files locations are as below:

1)Log files file Online patching (adop) in EBS R12.2.4 are in below location:

The adop log files are located on the non-editioned file system (fs_ne), under:

$NE_BASE/EBSapps/log/adop/<adop_session_id>/<phase>_<date>_<time>/<context_name>/log

This log directory will contain patch logs,patch worker logs.

adop(phase=fs_clone) Online pathcing filesystem cloning process related log files are found under:

$INST_TOP/admin/log


2)Log files for Autoconfig process in Oracle EBS R12.2.4 are below:

On Applicaion Tier: $INST_TOP/admin/log/<MMDDhhmm>
On Database Tier: $ORACLE_HOME/appsutil/log/<CONTEXT_NAME>/<MMDDhhmm>

3)Log files for start/stop of services from $ADMIN_SCRIPTS_HOME

In below directory we will find log files related to start/stop process of oacore, forms, apache, opmn,
weblogic admin server/node manager:

$LOG_HOME/appl/admin/log


4)Log/Out files for Concurrent programs/managers in Oracle R12.2.4 are in below location:

Log/Out files for Oracle Release 12.2 are stored in Non-Editioned filesystem(NE).

Log files: $APPLCSF/$APPLLOG (or $NE_BASE/inst/<CONTEXT_NAME>/logs/appl/conc/log)
Out files: $APPLCSF/$APPLOUT (or $NE_BASE/inst/<CONTEXT_NAME>/logs/appl/conc/out)


5)Log files for OPMN and OHS processes in Oracle R12.2.4 are in below location:

Below directory contains log files related OPMN process(opmn.log),
OPMN Debug logs(debug.log), HTTP Transaction logs (access.log),security settings related logs.

$IAS_ORACLE_HOME/instances/<ohs_instance>/diagnostics/logs


6)Log file for Weblogic Node Manager in Oracle R12.2.4 are in below location:

Log file is generated by Node Manager and contains data for all domains that
are controlled by Node Manager on a given physical machine.

$FMW_HOME/wlserver_10.3/common/nodemanager/nmHome1/nodemanager.log


7)Log file for Weblogic  in Oracle R12.2.4 for Oracle Management Service are below

Initial settings for AdminServer and Domain level information is written in this log file

$EBS_DOMAIN_HOME/sysman/log


8)Log files for server processes initiated through Weblogic in Oracle R12.2.4 are in below location:
Stdout and stderr messages generated by the forms, oafm and oacore services are located
at NOTICE severity level or higher are written by Weblogic Node Manager to below directory.

$EBS_DOMAIN_HOME/servers/<server_name>/logs/<server_name>.out


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