ConfigMgr Log Collector Run Script

In most environment I have worked in, I have not had access or easy access to some systems I was expected to troubleshoot ConfigMgr issues on especially servers.  I would normally have to ask for someone to send me logs and half the time needed to explain where to find that logs.  I wrote a quick ConfigMgr Run Script that I can target against a system or collection and no longer have to ask for logs because the script will get them for me.

The script collection logs from CCMSETUP, CCM, and Windows Update.  You can also expand the script to grab other logs easily.  The only thing you need to add to the script is the location to send the log files.

<#
.SYNOPSIS
Copy Logs from system to share

.DESCRIPTION
This script will create a directory on a share and copy CCM and other logs from the system to the share.  Deisgned to be used a a CM Run Script

.NOTES
FileName: log_collector.ps1
Author: Michael Schultz
Contact: mschultz@necro-monkey.com
Created: 20190221
Modified:
Version: 1

.EXAMPLE
log_collector.ps1

#>

#-----Parameters-----

Param (


)
#-----Initializations and Module Imports-----

#-----Variables-----
$pcname = $env:COMPUTERNAME
$savepath = "" #specify you UNC for the share to copy logs
# remove commenting from next to lines to add date to folder name
# $datecollected = Get-Date -UFormat "%Y%m%d"
$foldername = $pcname # + "-" + $datecollected
$destinationRoot = $savepath + $foldername
$Logfile = $destinationRoot + '\log_collector.log'

$ccmlogs = 'C:\Windows\CCM\Logs'
$CCMSetuplogs = 'C:\Windows\CCMsetup\Logs'
$updatelogs = 'C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log'

#-----Functions-----

#-----Logging-----

#Remove log file if bigger than 1MB to prevent bloat
If (Test-Path $Logfile )
{
    if ((Get-Item $Logfile ).Length -gt 1MB)
    {
        remove-item $Logfile
    }
}
else
{
    new-item -Path $Logfile –itemtype file
}

#-----Execution-----

#Creates log directory
If(!(test-path $destinationRoot))
{
      New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $destinationRoot
}

#get the date/time and add some items to the log file
$mydate = Get-Date
Add-content $Logfile -value "*******************"
Add-content $Logfile -value "$mydate Starting Log Collecting"

#Grab and copy CCM logs
If(test-path $ccmlogs)
{
    $mydate = Get-Date
    Add-content $Logfile -value "$mydate Collecting CCM Logs"
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $destinationRoot\ccm
    Copy-Item -Path $ccmlogs\* -Recurse -Destination $destinationRoot\ccm -force -ErrorVariable ProcessError
    if ($ProcessError -ne $null)
        {
            Add-content $Logfile -value “$ProcessError”
            $ProcessError = $null
        }
}

#Grab and copy CCM Setup logs
If(test-path $CCMSetuplogs)
{
    $mydate = Get-Date
    Add-content $Logfile -value "$mydate Collecting CCM Setup Logs"
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $destinationRoot\ccmsetup
    Copy-Item -Path $CCMSetuplogs\* -Recurse -Destination $destinationRoot\ccmsetup -force -ErrorVariable ProcessError
    if ($ProcessError -ne $null)
        {
            Add-content $Logfile -value “$ProcessError”
            $ProcessError = $null
        }
}

#Grab and copy Winndows Update log
If([System.Environment]::OSversion.Version.Major -ge '10')
{
    $mydate = Get-Date
    Add-content $Logfile -value "$mydate Collecting Windows Update Logs"
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $destinationRoot\wu
    Get-WindowsUpdateLog -LogPath $destinationRoot\wu\WindowsUpdate.log -ErrorVariable ProcessError
    if ($ProcessError -ne $null)
        {
            Add-content $Logfile -value “$ProcessError”
            $ProcessError = $null
        }
}
else
{
    $mydate = Get-Date
    Add-content $Logfile -value "$mydate Collecting Windows Update Logs"
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $destinationRoot\wu
    Copy-Item -Path $updatelogs -Recurse -Destination $destinationRoot\wu -force -ErrorVariable ProcessError
    if ($ProcessError -ne $null)
        {
            Add-content $Logfile -value “$ProcessError”
            $ProcessError = $null
        }
}

#finalizing log
$mydate = Get-Date
Add-content $Logfile -value "$mydate Log collection completed"

Script on my GitHub – https://github.com/NecroMonkey/vault/blob/master/ConfigMgr-Run-Scripts/log_collector.ps1