FFDCMAXLOGSIZE

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The FFDCMAXLOGSIZE option specifies the size for the first failure data capture (FFDC) log file.

The FFDC log file is used to gather diagnostic information about the server. When an error occurs, data about the error is written to the FFDC log file. This information can be provided to IBM Support to help diagnose problems.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramFFDCMAXLOGSIZE1024kilobytes

Parameters

kilobytes
Specifies the size to which the FFDC log file can grow before wrapping. The minimum value is 500. The maximum value is 2097151. The default value is 1024.

To allow the size of the log file to grow indefinitely, specify a value of -1. To disable the log, specify 0.

Examples

ffdcmaxlogsize 2000