To configure and enable unicast logging

1. In the console tree, click the server or publishing point that you want to log data to.
2. In the details pane, click the Properties tab.
3. In Category, click Logging.
4. In the Windows Media Services snap-in, click WMS Client Logging, and then click Properties.

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   In Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web, click WMS Client Logging. WMS Client Logging Properties appears.

5. In both interfaces, you can configure the following settings in WMS Client Logging Properties. In the Windows Media Services snap-in, you must change tabs to see different settings; in Windows Media Administrator for the Web, all of the settings are listed on a single page:
   • In Directory, enter the path and name for the log file. If you used wildcard characters or system variables to create a name template, you can click Expand to view the expanded path and name. For more information on wildcard characters, see Wildcard characters reference.
   • To change how often a new log file is created:

     In the Windows Media Services snap-in, in Log cycle period, click Modify, and then click the cycle period you want to use.

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     In Windows Media Services Administrator for the Web, in Log cycle period, click the cycle period you want to use.

6. In the Windows Media Services snap-in, you must click the Advanced tab to modify the following settings:
   • Time format. Click the time format you want to use for recording entries. The default is Use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
   • Buffer. To write entries to a log file immediately, click Write log entries to file immediately. By default, log file entries are buffered before they are written to the log file. This improves performance.
   • File format. Click the output format you want for the log file. The default is Use Unicode characters (UTF-8).
   • Log format. Click the type of log file you want the logging plug-in to create. The default is Windows Media Services Format. Click Legacy if you have custom log analysis tools that are based on the log format from the previous version of Windows Media Services.
7. In the Windows Media Services snap-in, you must click the Log Entries tab to modify the following settings:
   • Log entries. Select the check boxes for the types of clients you want to log data about.
   • Filter options. Select the check boxes for the types of events you want to record in your log file.
8. Click OK to close WMS Client Logging Properties.
9. In the details pane, click the Enable button.

   Logging is now enabled on the server or publishing point.

Notes

• Windows Media Services does not include a logging plug-in that works with encoder push scenarios. You can log encoder push broadcast data by creating an active script logging plug-in. For more information about creating a custom plug-in, see the Windows Media Services Software Development Kit (SDK), which can be downloaded from the Windows Media home page at the Microsoft Web site.
• If you want to save log files on another computer or network drive, you must first grant read, write, and create permissions to the Web server account. The Multicast and Advertisement Logging agent cannot write files to a remote network drive if the Web server has not been granted permissions. For more information about Web server permissions, see Internet Information Services Help.
• For more information on log cycle periods, see WMS Client Logging - general properties.

Related topics

• Logging data and events
• Log data about clients