Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2012-07-23

You can open a log file by using the Routing Log Viewer. There are no logs available when the Routing Log Viewer first opens. You can either specify the name of a transport server, or you can browse through the files on a local server.

Important:
When you are using the Edge Transport server role, you must use the Browse local files button on the Edge Transport server. The Browse server files option from the Open Routing Table Log File dialog box doesn't work for browsing on the Edge Transport server role.

You can specify alternative credentials with which to access the remote routing table logs. The Run As dialog box enables you to provide credentials with which to access files from the remote servers. If all fields are blank in this dialog box, the Routing Log Viewer uses the local user's credentials for all file access operations.

Use the Routing Log Viewer to open a log file

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Transport logs" entry in the Transport Permissions topic.

  1. In the EMC, click Toolbox > Routing Log Viewer > Open Tool.

  2. On the Routing Log Viewer menu, click File, and then click Open log file.

  3. In the Name of transport server box, enter the name of the transport server you want, or click Browse server files and then click the server that you want to use and click Open. On an Exchange Hub Transport server, you can leave the server name field blank to browse through the local server's log files.

    Note:
    When you click Browse server files, the Routing Log Viewer connects to Active Directory. The tool reads the Exchange server object, determines where the routing logs are stored, and then tries to open the directory.
  4. Or, you can click Browse local files and then select the file of interest and click Open.

  5. If you are browsing the files on a remote server, you need to supply administrator permissions to access the share on the remote server. To supply alternative credentials, click Run As to do remote browsing. Complete the following, and then click OK:

    • Use Run As for remote browsing   This is selected by default.

    • User name   Type the alternative user name.

    • Domain   Type the domain for the alternative user name.

    • Password    Type the password.

Use the Routing Log Viewer to change credentials to browse through files on a remote server

You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure. To see what permissions you need, see the "Transport logs" entry in the Transport Permissions topic.

  1. In the EMC, click Toolbox > Routing Log Viewer > Open Tool.

  2. On the Routing Log Viewer menu, click Settings, and then click Run As. Or, on the Routing Log Viewer menu, click File, and then click Open log file.

  3. From Open Routing Table Log File, click Run As. In the Run As dialog box, complete the following, and then click OK:

    • Use Run As for remote browsing   Click this check box to use the alternative credentials you provide in this dialog box when browsing through logs on remote computers. This is selected by default.

    • User name   Type the alternative user name.

    • Domain   Type the domain for the alternative user name.

    • Password    Type the password.

Note:
Local administrator permissions are required on the remote server to access the administrative share used to access the log file directory. This is why you would want to change credentials to browse through files on remote servers.