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WMI Log Files

Table C-4 lists the log files created by WMI and the WMI providers.

Table C-4. WMI Log Files

File

Description

Dsprovider.log

Logs information and error messages for the Directory Services provider.

Framework.log

Traces information and error messages for the provider framework and the Win32 provider.

Mofcomp.log

Compiles details from the MOF compiler.

Ntevt.log

Traces messages from the Event Log provider. This provider requires that you set any bit value for the mask level in the system registry.

Setup.log

Reports MOF files that failed to load during the setup process. However, the error that caused the failure is not reported. You must review the Mofcomp.log file to determine the reason for the failure. After the error has been corrected, you can recompile the MOF file (using MofComp) with the autorecover switch.

Viewprovider.log

Traces information from the View provider based on the mask level you set in the registry.

Wbemcore.log

Reports wide spectrum of trace messages.

Wbemess.log

Logs entries related to events.

Wbemprox.log

Traces information for the WMI proxy server.

Wbemsnmp.log

Traces information from the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provider.

Winmgmt.log

Traces information that is typically not used for diagnostics.

Wmiadap.log

Reports error messages related to the AutoDiscoveryAutoPurge (ADAP) process.

Wmiprov.log

Manages data and events from WMI-enabled Windows Driver Model (WDM) drivers.



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