In which directory are the Dell Avamar administrator logs located?

The Avamar Administrator GUI is a client for the Management Console Server (MCS) service running on the Avamar utility node. The logs for all MCS activities, including those initiated from the Avamar Administrator, are stored on the Avamar server. The specific and correct directory for these logs is /usr/local/avamar/var/mc/serverlog/. The primary log file within this directory is mcserver.log.0.

/usr/local/avamar/serverlog: This directory does not exist by default or is not the standard location for MCS logs. /usr/local/avamar/var/log: This is a general log directory containing logs for various Avamar processes, but not the specific MCS/Administrator server logs. /usr/local/avamar/var/mc/serverdata: This directory contains MCS data, such as report data and definitions, not the primary operational log files.

1. Dell Avamar 19.7 Administration Guide, Page 60, "Viewing the MCS log file". The document explicitly states: "The MCS log file, mcserver.log.0, is located in the /usr/local/avamar/var/mc/serverlog/ directory on the Avamar server."

2. Dell Avamar 19.7 Management Console Command Line Interface (MCCLI) Reference Guide, Page 16, "mcserver.sh". This document references the MCS log directory when discussing server management scripts.