Log files record all the errors and notable events that are created by the user. As the
size of the log files increase, you can maintain their size.
About this task
By default, the size of a log file is set to 10 MB and the number of backup files are set
to five in the log4j2.xml file. This file is in the JazzInstallDir/server/conf/application directory, where
application is jts, ccm,
qm, rm, dcc, gc,
ldx, lqe, relm, or
rs. You can change the rollover property of the log4j2.xml
file as needed.Note: After the log file reaches its assigned maximum size for a specific process, it
stops growing and a new log file for the same process will be created. If the number of log files
associated with a single process exceeds the value that is defined in the
MaxBackupIndex parameter, the first log file that was associated with that
process will be cleared and reused for further logging.
Procedure
- To do size-based rollover, update the numeric value of the following lines:
<RollingFile name="file" filename="${dir}/${app}.log" filePattern="${dir}/${app}-%i.log">
<PatternLayout pattern="${pattern}"/>
<Policies>
<SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy size="10MB"/>
</Policies>
<DefaultRolloverStrategy max="5"/>
</RollingFile>
These lines limit the log file size to 10 MB and the number of backup files to
5.
- To reload the log4j settings, log on to the server and enter this URL in the address
bar:
https://hostname.example.com:9443/application_contextroot/admin#action=com.ibm.team.repository.admin.reloadLoggingSettings
- Click Reload Log Settings.
The text Log Settings reloaded = [true] appears after the
Reload Log Settings button indicating that the reload was
successful.