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11.8. Important Logs for Undercloud and Overcloud

Use the following logs to find out information about the Undercloud and Overcloud when troubleshooting.
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Table 11.2. Important Logs for Undercloud and Overcloud
Information
Undercloud or Overcloud
Log Location
General director services
Undercloud
/var/log/nova/*
/var/log/heat/*
/var/log/ironic/*
Introspection
Undercloud
/var/log/ironic/*
/var/log/ironic-inspector/*
Provisioning
Undercloud
/var/log/ironic/*
Cloud-Init Log
Overcloud
/var/log/cloud-init.log
Overcloud Configuration (Summary of Last Puppet Run)
Overcloud
/var/lib/puppet/state/last_run_summary.yaml
Overcloud Configuration (Report from Last Puppet Run)
Overcloud
/var/lib/puppet/state/last_run_report.yaml
Overcloud Configuration (All Puppet Reports)
Overcloud
/var/lib/puppet/reports/overcloud-*/*
General Overcloud services
Overcloud
/var/log/ceilometer/*
/var/log/ceph/*
/var/log/cinder/*
/var/log/glance/*
/var/log/heat/*
/var/log/horizon/*
/var/log/httpd/*
/var/log/keystone/*
/var/log/libvirt/*
/var/log/neutron/*
/var/log/nova/*
/var/log/openvswitch/*
/var/log/rabbitmq/*
/var/log/redis/*
/var/log/swift/*
High availability log
Overcloud
/var/log/pacemaker.log
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