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# sk185017 - Symbolic Links to Log Indexes Are Missing After Blink Upgrade, Indexed Logs Not Visible in SmartConsole

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk185017 |
| Date Created | 2026-06-17 |
| Last Modified | 2026-06-18 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server, Multi-Domain Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20, R82.10, R81.20, R82 |

## Symptoms

- After a major version upgrade via a Blink image (fast deployment upgrade method):

* Log files are successfully migrated to the new version.
* Logs appear in non-indexed search.
* Logs do **not** appear in indexed search results in SmartConsole.

Note - This issue does not occur when performing an offline upgrade using CPUSE.

## Cause

During the Blink upgrade process, the system did not create the required symbolic links for log index directories.

Indexed log search relies on symbolic links that point to Solr index directories (for example under `/var/log/opt/CPrt-<Version>/log_indexes/`).

When these symbolic links are missing:

* The indexing engine cannot access existing log indexes.
* SmartConsole indexed queries fail to return results.
* Raw log access remains functional.

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