Several logs are created during installation:
Each time you run OUI on a system, whether from a CD or from the hard drive, it places important troubleshooting information in the following files:
oraInstalltime_stamp.err
oraInstalltime_stamp.out
The <time_stamp> uses the following date and time format:
yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss[AM|PM]
The first time you install a product using OUI, the files will be placed in the following directory:
On Windows computers: C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Local Settings\Temp\OraInstalltime_stamp
On UNIX computers: /tmp/oraInstalltime_stamp
For subsequent invocations of OUI on the same system, these files will be placed in the following directory:
oracle_inventory_directory/logs
During the installation, OUI creates an installation log file that contains information on:
Variable settings
Action calls
Queries
Exception information
The installation log file is located in the logs directory inside the Inventory directory:
oraInventory/logs/InstallActionstime_stamp.log
The time_stamp uses the following date and time format:
yyyy-mm-dd_hh-mm-ss[AM|PM]
The Installation log file is used for debugging purposes only. All actions, queries, everything that happens during the install, and all modifications to the target system are logged in the file.
The first time you install a product using OUI, the file will be placed in the following directory:
On Windows computers: C:\Documents and Settings\user_name\Local Settings\Temp\InstallActionstime_stamp.log
On UNIX computers: /tmp/InstallActionstime_stamp.log
The OUI creates deinstallation log files for each product as it installs them. These log files are XML files that contain a record of every action OUI performed during the installation. On both UNIX and Windows, OUI creates the files installIP1Log.xml and installIP2Log.xml. On UNIX, it also creates the file installLinkLog.xml.
Every OUI action must have an Undo action defined. Therefore, when OUI records the action and the parameters for this action, it automatically knows how to undo that action. If you perform a deinstallation of a component afterwards, OUI reads the log backwards and then runs all the Undo actions for that component.
To see a list of all components currently installed, go to the Oracle home inventory directory and view the contents of the Components21 directory. Each of component you have installed will have a corresponding folder inside the Components21 directory. Inside each component folder, you will find the XML files that contain the Oracle Universal Installer actions performed for that component.
The deinstall logs are saved in the following locations:
oracle_home\inventory\Components21\product\version (Windows)
oracle_home/inventory/Components21/product/version (UNIX)
Note: Do not remove this log.
The relinking log is created only if any linking is performed. For example: Oracle10g linking writes to a single relinking log.
On UNIX systems, the OUI creates the following log file that lists the relinking actions that it performs:
oracle_home/install/make.log
Note: Do not remove this log.
A configuration assistant log file (configlog.xml) is created if the product you are installing uses a configuration assistant. Configuration assistants are usually run at the end of an installation and they prompt you to perform initial configuration changes to your application.
The XML log files are saved in the following locations:
oracle_home\inventory\Components21\product\version (Windows)
oracle_home/inventory/Components21/product/version (UNIX)
Other configuration Assistant log files are saved in the following directories:
oracle_home/cfgtoollogs (Windows)
oracle_home\cfgtoollogs (UNIX)
These directories contains the file configtoolstimestamp.log and other Configuration Assistant log files, for example emca.log.
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