Logs: Global Settings - GE Multinet 4 Instruction Manual

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
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4.3.1.1 Logs: Global Settings

This screen enables you to specify the frequency, number, and size of log files.
FIGURE 4–24: Events: Logs: Global Settings
The table below specifies the valid values for fields of the Logs: Global Settings form.
Field Name
Mode: The available values are:
Create New Log File: Indicates how often a new log file should be started, regardless
of the size of the current file. This parameter takes one of the
following values:
When logging begins, a new file is created with the name
"YYYYMMDDHHMMSS.log".
Max Log Files: Specify the maximum number of log files to be preserved at any
one time.
Default value = 14.
Valid range= 1-100
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Table 4–24: Logs: Global Settings
Field Value
• Enabled – record events in the system log.
• Disabled – do not record events in the system log (default).
• Daily: start a new log file at the beginning of each day
(default).
• Weekly: start a new log file at the beginning of each week.
• Monthly: start a new log file at the beginning of each
month.