When you install ISA Server 2006, the Setup program automatically generates log files that contain detailed installation information. The information in the ISA Server 2006 Setup log file is based on Windows Installer logging. Windows Installer logs errors that occur when the ISA Server 2006 Setup program runs. Windows Installer also logs other information. You can view the log files in Notepad. The information that the installer writes to these logs can help administrators troubleshoot a failed installation.
When you install ISA Server 2006, the following log files shown in the following table are created in the %winddir%\temp directory:
| Log file | Description |
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ISAWRAP_NNN.log |
The setup wrapper log file records general information about the success or failure of the firewall and Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) installation. |
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ISAFWSV_NNN.log |
The Firewall service setup log file records events and errors related to the configuration of the ISA Server 2006 installation. |
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ISAMSDE_NNN.log |
The ISA Server 2006 database setup log file records events and errors related to MSDE. |
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ISAFWUI_NNN.log |
The MSI UI sequence log files records events and errors related to the configuration of the ISA Server 2006 installation. |
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| Where NNN is the unique three digit setup ID. |
The ISA Server 2006 Setup log files all have the same unique three digit ID that represents that installation attempt. Every time that you install or remove ISA Server 2006, new log files are created with the same unique three digit ID. To view these log files, perform the following procedure.
To view ISA Server setup log files-
In Windows Explorer, locate and open the %windir%\temp folder.
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Right-click the desired log file, and then click Open With
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In the Open With dialog box, click Notepad, and then click OK.
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Repeat steps 2 and 3 to view remaining logs.