Logs: Files - GE Multinet 4 Instruction Manual

CHAPTER 4: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
MULTINET4 MULTI-PORT SERIAL SERVER & MANAGED SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Field Name
Max Log File Size Specify the maximum size, in KB, of any log file. If the current log
(KB):
file becomes full, a new log file is created.
Default value = 32KB.
Delete Old Files: Indicates whether or not old log files should be deleted when
the maximum number of log files is reached and a new log file
must be created. If you do not specify the deletion of old files no
new log files will be created after the Max Log Files value is
reached.
Default value = Yes.
Use the Create New Log File, Max Log Files, Max Log File Size, and Delete Old Files
parameters to structure your view of the history of events on the system. The total amount
of available space on the system is now displayed on the 4.2.2 System Information screen.
Choose the values for these parameters based on the size of your system, the number of
users, and the level of activity. This will take some experimentation. If, for instance, you
want to create daily log files so that all the events for one 24-hour period will be included in
a single file, it would be wise to specify a high Max Log File value at first, then observe the
actual file size produced by routine operations and adjust the specification accordingly.
Your observation of daily performance can be used as a basis for specifying the
parameters appropriate to longer intervals; that is, a weekly log file ought to be have a
Max Log File Size about seven times greater than that of a correctly-sized daily log file.
When choosing the amount of space to allocate for logs keep in mind that space should be
allowed for system files to grow (for example, software images, configuration files, PEM
files, internal system files, etc.). We suggest allocating a maximum of 2 MB for logs.
Note that if you do not set the Delete Old Files to Yes (the default) Multinet4 will stop
creating log files when the Max Log Files value is reached.

4.3.1.2 Logs: Files

This screen enables you to view a particular log by clicking on its hyperlinked file name.
This will open the log file in the text editor configured for the .log suffix on your system. You
can also delete a log file by checking the appropriate Delete box and pressing the Apply
Settings button.
Table 4–24: Logs: Global Settings
Field Value
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
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