Size-based Log Rotation (Default)

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To delete logs when log rotation is size-based, follow the steps in the topics on this page.

With the size-based log rotation, you must locate the log files on the file system and delete them as follows:

To stop the CCE instance:
- In the Command Central web user interface, click CCE . On the Overview tab, click Lifecycle Actions and select Stop.
- In the CLI, run the sagcc exec lifecycle command.
Locate the log files you want to delete.
- In IBMwebMethods_directory \profiles\CCE\logs
  Tip: In the Command Central web user interface, click CCE and go to the Logs tab. Moving the mouse pointer over a log alias shows the location of the log on the file system.
- After migrating an environment, log files are also located in IBMwebMethods_directory \install\logs
- Check the logging configuration in IBMwebMethods_directory \profiles\CCE\configuration\logging\log_config.xml
  Tip: In the Command Central web user interface, click CCE and go to Configuration > Java Service Wrapper.
If the logging configuration includes custom log appenders, check the locations of the log appender files.
Delete the log files.

With the size-based log rotation, you must locate the log files on the file system and delete them as follows:

To stop the SPM instance, from the command prompt:
1. Change directory to IBMwebMethods_directory \profiles\bin
2. Run shutdown.bat|sh
Locate the log files you want to delete.
- In IBMwebMethods_directory \profiles\SPM\logs
  Tip: In the Command Central web user interface, click SPM and go to the Logs tab. Moving the mouse pointer over a log alias shows the location of the log on the file system.
- After migrating an environment, log files are also located in IBMwebMethods_directory \install\logs
- Check the logging configuration in IBMwebMethods_directory \profiles\SPM\configuration\logging\log_config.xml
  Tip: In the Command Central web user interface, click SPM and go to Configuration > Java Service Wrapper.
If the logging configuration includes custom log appenders, check the locations of the log appender files.
Delete the log files.