IIS Log File Example

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

The following example shows an IIS log file entry, as viewed in a text editor:

192.168.114.201, -, 03/20/01, 7:55:20, W3SVC2, SERVER, 172.21.13.45, 4502, 163, 3223, 200, 0, GET, /DeptLogo.gif, -,

TableĀ 10.6 lists and describes the fields recorded in this example.

Table 10.6 Example of an IIS Log File Entry

Field Appears As Description

Client IP address

192.168.114.201

The IP address of the client.

User name

-

The user is anonymous.

Date

03/20/01

This log file entry was made on March 20, 2001.

Time

7:55:20

This log file entry was recorded at 7:55 A.M.

Service and instance

W3SVC2

This is a Web site, and the site instance is 2.

Server name

SERVER

The name of the server.

Server IP

172.21.13.45

The IP address of the server.

Time taken

4502

This action took 4,502 milliseconds.

Client bytes sent

163

The number of bytes sent from the client to the server.

Server bytes sent

3223

The number of bytes sent from the server to the client.

Service status code

200

The request was fulfilled successfully.

Windows status code

0

The request was fulfilled successfully.

Request type

GET

The user issued a GET, or download, command.

Target of operation

/DeptLogo.gif

The user wanted to download the DeptLogo.gif file.

Parameters

-

There were no parameters passed.