Configure the service log (activity.log)

 

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Overview

The settings for service logs are typically shared for all servers, but you can configure a separate service log for each server process by overriding the configuration values at the server level.

The configuration values for the service log are inherited by each server process from the node configuration, but under certain circumstances you might wish to configure the service logs differently for individual servers.

You can use the console to change the service log settings from the server level configuration panels.

 

Procedure

  1. Start the console.

  2. Click...

    Troubleshooting | Logs and Trace | server_name | IBM Service Logs

  3. Select the Enable box to enable the service log, clear the check box to disable the log.

  4. Set the name for the service log.

    The default name is...

    profile_root/logs/activity.log

    If the name is changed, the run time requires write access to the new file, and the file must use the .log extension.

  5. Set the maximum file size.

    Specifies the number of megabytes to which the file can grow. When the file reaches this size, it wraps, replacing the oldest data with the newest data.

  6. Set the message filter level to the desired state.

  7. Save the configuration.

  8. Restart the server to apply the configuration changes.


IBM service log settings