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You have a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager environment. You need to view the installation progress of an advertisement from a client computer. Which log file should you view?

The correct answer is C. execmgr.log. The execmgr.log file on an SCCM client records advertisement execution activity including installation start, progress, return codes, and completion status.

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Question

You have a System Center 2012 Configuration Manager environment. You need to view the installation progress of an advertisement from a client computer. Which log file should you view?

Options

  • Apolicyevaluator.log
  • Bccmexec.log
  • Cexecmgr.log
  • Doffermgr.log

How the community answered

(33 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    94% (31)

Why each option

The execmgr.log file on an SCCM client records advertisement execution activity including installation start, progress, return codes, and completion status.

Apolicyevaluator.log

policyevaluator.log records client-side policy evaluation and assignment processing and does not track the execution or installation status of advertised programs.

Bccmexec.log

ccmexec.log records the general operations of the SMS Agent Host service itself, covering client service startup, shutdown, and communication events rather than specific advertisement execution progress.

Cexecmgr.logCorrect

execmgr.log (Execution Manager) is the client-side log responsible for tracking the execution lifecycle of programs delivered via advertisements. It records when a program launches, its running state, any errors encountered, and the final execution result, making it the definitive log for monitoring installation progress of an advertised application.

Doffermgr.log

offermgr.log is a site server-side log that manages advertisement data at the server tier and does not reside on or report activity from client computers.

Concept tested: SCCM client-side advertisement execution log identification

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/hierarchy/log-files

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#log files#advertisement execution#execmgr.log#installation progress

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