Setting the log file size

You can set how large a log file can grow in MB, and determine the number of log files the systems keeps.

About this task

Follow these steps to set the maximum size of your log files in MB. After the file reaches the maximum size, it is renamed and a new file is created. You can also set the number of files to be stored after the size limit is reached.

Procedure

  1. Go to $NMGUI_HOME/profile/etc/tnm/ and open the .properties file of the GUI component you want to set the log size for.
  2. In the properties file, perform the following steps:
    1. Locate the component_name.log.maxsize line and set the maximum size a log file can reach in MB. For example, nmdb.log.maxsize=20 means the maximum allowed size of the Management Database log file is 20 MB. The default setting is 10 MB.
    2. Locate the component_name.log.count line and set the maximum number of files to be stored. For example, nmdb.log.count=2 means the 2 latest log files will be kept apart from the one being written to at the moment. The default setting is 1, meaning the current and 1 previous file are saved only.
      Note: Once the log file reaches the specified maximum size limit, it is renamed and a new file is created. The first log file is named ncp_component_name.0.log, and the most recent log messages are always in this file. Previous log files are saved with the number increased (for example ncp_nmdb.1.log, ncp_nmdb.2.log, and so on).
  3. Perform the same steps for the trace files by locating and editing the component_name.trace.maxsize and component_name.trace.count lines.
  4. Save the .properties file.