Gather BCAAA debug logs
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Gather BCAAA debug logs

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Article ID: 166076

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CDP Integration Server PacketShaper ProxySG Software - SGOS

Issue/Introduction

You want to collect BCAAA debug logs for analysis by a support engineer.

Resolution

Please only enable BCAAA debug logging when asked to do so by Symantec Technical Support. The debug log should only run long enough to collect data for the problem that occurs. Once the required data has been collected the debugging mode should be disabled. The log size can grow exponentially based upon the number of requests being sent to the BCAAA agent.

IWA Direct debugging

  1. Go to the %ProgramFiles%\Blue Coat Systems\BCAAA\ directory.
    The installation folder depends on what was chosen during the installation process. Please refer to TECH242082 for further details.
  2. Open/Edit the BCAAA.ini file in that directory.
  3. Go to the bottom of the BCAAA.ini file and add the following lines:
    [Debug]
    DebugLevel=0xFFFFFFFF
  4. Save changes.
  5. Click on Start Run and type in "services.msc". The Windows Services opens.
  6. Look for the BCAAA entry. Double click on it. Click on Stop, then Start.
  7. Duplicate the issue.
  8. Remove the debug entries in the BCAAA.ini file that were added in step 3.
  9. Collect the bcaaa.log file and any other bcaaa-NNNN.log files from the Windows server. The bcaaa.log file and bcaaa-NNNN.log files are located in the %ProgramFiles%\Blue Coat Systems\BCAAA\ directory.
  10. Repeat steps 5 and 6 (stop and start BCAAA).
  11. Zip up the BCAAA debug log.
  12. Attach it to the case.

Windows SSO debugging

  1. Go to the %ProgramFiles%\Blue Coat Systems\BCAAA\ directory
    The installation folder depends on what was chosen during the installation process. Please refer to TECH242082 for further details.
  2. Open/Edit the SSO.INI file in that directory.
  3. In the [DCQSetup] section, add the following line:
    DCQDebug=1
  4. Save changes.
  5. Click on Start > Run and type in "services.msc". The Windows Services opens.
  6. Look for the BCAAA entry. Double click on it. Click on Stop, then Start.
  7. Duplicate the issue.
  8. Remove the debug entry in the SSO.INI file that was added in step 3.
  9. Collect the debug_dcq_primary_full.sso and debug_dcq_primary_inc.sso files from the Windows server. The debug_deq_primary_*.sso files are located in the %ProgramFiles%\Blue Coat Systems\BCAAA directory.
  10. Repeat steps 5 and 6 (stop and start BCAAA).
  11. Zip up the SSO debug files.
  12. Attach it to the case.

Novell SSO debugging

  1. Go to the %ProgramFiles%\Blue Coat Systems\BCAAA\ directory
    The installation folder depends on what was chosen during the installation process. Please refer to TECH242082 for further details.
  2. Open/Edit the SSO.INI file in that directory.
  3. In the [NovellSetup] section, add the following line:
    NovellDebug=1
  4. Save changes.
  5. Click on Start Run and type in "services.msc". The Windows Services opens.
  6. Look for the BCAAA entry. Double click on it. Click on Stop, then Start.
  7. Duplicate the issue.
  8. Remove the debug entry in the SSO.INI file that was added in step 3.
  9. Collect the debug_novell_primary_full.sso and debug_novell_primary_inc.sso files from the Windows server. The debug_novell_primary_*.sso files are located in the %ProgramFiles%\Blue Coat Systems\BCAAA directory.
  10. Repeat steps 5 and 6 (stop and start BCAAA).
  11. Zip up the SSO debug files.
  12. Attach it to the case.

 

Note: The BCAAA service is unavailable each time the BCAAA service is stopped and started. This interruption in service may disrupt authentication during the time the BCAAA service is unavailable. Please plan accordingly. If the Edge SWG (Formerly ProxySG) has both a Primary BCAAA and Alternate BCAAA configured, the end-user interruption may not occur.