Summary
If you need to collect VerboseEX logs from a SharePoint Farm, this script makes it simple for reproducible issues. Simply execute the script, reproduce the issue and hit enter …. Done!
What does the script do?
- Obtain the current time for the “starttime” parameter in the format that the merge command requires.
- Set the level to VerboseEX
- Pause the script while you reproduce the issue.
- Determine if a “c:\logs\uls” folder currently exists, if not create one.
- The Admin will hit “Enter” to continue after the issue was reproduced.
- The script will sleep for 15 seconds to ensure the action if fully completed and written to the logs.
- Obtain the current time for the “endtime” parameter in the format that the merge command requires.
- Execute Merge-SPLogfile command using our specified start and end times.
- Set the logging level back to default.
The Script
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Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell -ea 0 $StartTime = (Get-Date).ToString() Set-SPLogLevel -TraceSeverity VerboseEX Write-Host "Pausing script!!! Reproduce issue before hitting enter..." -foregroundcolor red -backgroundcolor yellow Read-Host "Hit enter to end, after the issue is reproduced" $TARGETDIR = "c:\logs\uls" if(!(Test-Path -Path c:\logs\uls)){ New-Item -ItemType directory -Path $TARGETDIR } Write-Host Waiting 15 seconds before collecting logs. -foregroundcolor red -backgroundcolor yellow Start-Sleep 15 $EndTime = (Get-Date).ToString() Merge-SPLogFile -Path c:\logs\uls\SPLogMerge.log -Overwrite -StartTime $StartTime -EndTime $EndTime Clear-SPLogLevel |
Output Example
I hope you found this script useful!
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Love it! Simple and effective. Thanks for sharing!