Enable Verbose / Debug Logging in SCCM / MECM Client Computers

In case if we need more detail information while troubleshooting thru logs, we need to enable Verbose / Debug logging

2 Ways we can enable Verbose Logging.

1. Thru SCCM / MECM Client Computer 
2. Thru SCCM / MECM Console

1. Thru SCCM / MECM Client Computer 

Go to regedit :: 

• Registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\@GLOBAL\
• LogLevel set as 0
• By default value is 1, need to change to 0.
• Below are different values of logging ranging from 0 to 3

To enable debug logging set registry in below :

• Create registry value as REG_SZ , name as Enabled with a value of True
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\CCM\Logging\DebugLogging\Enabled
• If DebugLogging folder not present need to create it

• Restart SMS Agent Host Service

2. Thru SCCM / MECM Console 

• Open Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager
• Go to Devices >> Select Device 
• Right Click >> Client Diagnostics >> Enable Verbose Logging

• Restart SMS Agent Host Service on client computer

More info on below Microsoft site:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/mem/configmgr/enable-verbose-logging

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-US/troubleshoot/mem/configmgr/turn-on-debuglogging-key

AUDIT STATUS MESSAGES .. Find out what activities carried out in MECM Console?

Want to review audit information what all activities carried out in console like creation / deletion of collection, or application creation & deployment?

 Can work thru below steps to review Status Messages also video link is attached herewith:

 In the MECM console:

1.      Select the Monitoring workspace,

2.      Go to Overview > System Status > Status Message Queries.

3.      Select All Audit Status Messages from a Specific Site.

4.      Right-click and select Show Messages.

5.      The All Audit Status Messages from a Specific Site window opens

6.      In the Specify text box, type Site Code

7.      In the Prompted value area, click Time.

8.      In the Select date and time drop-down list, select 1 day / 1 hour ago as per requirement, and then click OK.

9.      The Configuration Manager Status Message Viewer window shows the results of the query. Review the results.