Troubleshooting Installation

The new XML declarative installation process provides rich and detailed log information. This can be helpful when you want to determine if the installation was successful. You can use several areas to determine how the installation completed. You can use the traditional Windows Event Logs, the IIS7.log file, and the ServerManagerCMD log file that was created if you specified the appropriate ServerManagerCMD switch (see the section titled Other Related Logging Options below).

Event Logs

You can use the built-in Application, Security, and System event logs to help troubleshoot and determine if your installation was successful. These are important sources of information that are maintained by the operating system. The event ...

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