Extending trace expiry time for logs

The traces that are set for collecting logs expire by default after 10 minutes from the time they are started.

If you want to create traces expiry time that is longer than 10 minutes, you can use the modifyTraces API and provide an input value in minutes for the TraceTTL attribute. However, the TTL cannot exceed 1440 minutes. Also, you cannot request to IBM to increase the TTL beyond 1440 minutes.

You cannot modify the TTL of an existing trace by calling the modifyTraces API. You must first delete the trace and then create a new trace with the required TTL value.

For more information about the modifyTraces API, see Javadoc.

If your traces expire, you can enable them again. For more information, see Enabling or disabling trace for logs.