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1.4.5. CoreMedia Support

CoreMedia's support is located in Hamburg and accepts your support requests between 9 am and 6 pm MET. If you have subscribed to 24/7 support, you can always reach the support using the phone number provided to you.

To submit a support ticket, track your submitted tickets or receive access to our forums visit the CoreMedia Online Support at:

http://support.coremedia.com/

Do not forget to request further access via email after your initial registration as described in Section 1.4.1, “Registration”. The support email address is:

Email: support@coremedia.com

Create a support request

CoreMedia systems are distributed systems that have a rather complex structure. This includes, for example, databases, hardware, operating systems, drivers, virtual machines, class libraries and customized code in many different combinations. That's why CoreMedia needs detailed information about the environment for a support case. In order to track down your problem, provide the following information:

  • Which CoreMedia component(s) did the problem occur with (include the release number)?

  • Which database is in use (version, drivers)?

  • Which operating system(s) is/are in use?

  • Which Java environment is in use?

  • Which customizations have been implemented?

  • A full description of the problem (as detailed as possible)

  • Can the error be reproduced? If yes, give a description please.

  • How are the security settings (firewall)?

In addition, log files are the most valuable source of information.

To put it in a nutshell, CoreMedia needs:

  1. a person in charge (ideally, the CoreMedia system administrator)

  2. extensive and sufficient system specifications

  3. detailed error description

  4. log files for the affected component(s)

  5. if required, system files

An essential feature for the CoreMedia system administration is the output log of Java processes and CoreMedia components. They're often the only source of information for error tracking and solving. All protocolling services should run at the highest log level that is possible in the system context. For a fast breakdown, you should be logging at debug level. The location where component log output is written is specified in its < appName>-logback.xml file.

Which Log File?

Mostly at least two CoreMedia components are involved in errors. In most cases, the Content Server log files in coremedia.log files together with the log file from the client. If you are able locate the problem exactly, solving the problem becomes much easier.

Where do I Find the Log Files?

By default, log files can be found in the CoreMedia component's installation directory in /var/logs or for web applications in the logs/ directory of the servlet container.See the "Logging" chapter of the [Operations Basics Manual] for details.

Component Problem Log files
CoreMedia Studio general
CoreMedia-Studio.log
coremedia.log
CoreMedia Editor general
editor.log
coremedia.log
workflowserver.log
capclient.properties
  check-in/check-out
editor.log
coremedia.log
workflowserver.log
capclient.properties
  publication or preview
coremedia.log
(Content Management Server)
coremedia.log
(Master Live Server)
workflowserver.log
capclient.properties
  import
importer.log
coremedia.log
capclient.properties
  workflow
editor.log
workflow.log
coremedia.log
capclient.properties
  spell check
editor.log
MS Office version details
coremedia.log
  licenses
coremedia.log
(Content Management Server)
coremedia.log
(Master Live Server)
Server and client communication errors
editor.log
coremedia.log
(Content Management Server)
coremedia.log
(Master Live Server)
*.jpif files
  preview not running
coremedia.log (content server)
preview.log
  website not running
coremedia.log
(Content Management Server)
coremedia.log
(Master Live Server)
coremedia.log
(Replication Live Server)
Blueprint.log
capclient.properties
license.zip
Server not starting
coremedia.log
(Content Management Server)
coremedia.log
(Master Live Server)
coremedia.log
(Replication Live Server)
capclient.properties
license.zip

Table 1.4. Log files check list