Centralized Message Logging - Novell ZENWORKS 10 CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SP3 - SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION REFERENCE 10.3 16-04-2010 System Administration Manual

Rolling Based on Size: Closes the current log file and starts a new file based on the file size:
Limit File Size to: Specify the maximum size of the log file, in either kilobytes (KB) or
megabytes (MB). The log file is closed after the size of the file reaches the specified limit
and a new file is started.
Number of Backup Files: Specify the number of closed files to be backed up. The
maximum number of backup files is 13.
Rolling Based on Date: Closes the current log file and starts a new file based on the following
schedules:
Daily Pattern: Starts a new file daily.
Monthly Pattern: Starts a new file monthly.
On a Windows managed device, the local files include the following:
zmd-messages.log
loader-messages.log
services-messages.log
On a Linux managed device, the local files include the following:
loader-messages.log
services-messages.log
4 Configure the following options in the System Log panel.
Send Message to Local System Log if Severity Is: Choose from one of the following:
Error: Stores messages with severity of Error.
Warning and Above: Stores messages with a severity of Warning and Error.
Information and Above: Stores messages with a severity of Information, Warning, and
Error.
This setting lets you determine the message types that are added to the local system log. The
local system log is the
logs/centralstore
Messages added to this system log directory are sent to the ZENworks Server for viewing in
ZENworks Control Center on the Configuration > System Information page or by viewing the
Summary page for the server or workstation.

38.1.2 Centralized Message Logging

In ZENworks Control Center, the Centralized Message Logging page lets you configure the settings
related to message logging performed by the Primary Server.
1 In ZENworks Control Center, click Configuration.
2 In the Management Zone Settings panel, click Event and Messaging, then click Centralized
Message Logging.
3 In the Automatic Message Cleanup panel, configure the settings to automatically acknowledge
or remove the logged messages from the ZENworks server:
Preferred Maintenance Server: Specify the IP address of the preferred server on which the
Message Cleanup actions runs to acknowledge or delete the logged messages from database.
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located in
\novell\zenworks\logs\localstore
located in
\novell\zenworks\logs
located in
\novell\zenworks\logs
located in
/var/opt/novell/log/zenworks
located in
/var/opt/novell/log/zenworks
directory on Linux devices and the
\var\log\messages
directory on Windows devices.
zenworks/