Estimating the size of message logs

Each entry in a message log file with a destination of FILE, TEXTFILE, or UTF8FILE is an average of 200 bytes in size. The maximum size of any log file is 2 GB. To estimate the size of all the log files, in bytes, use the following equation:

200 × (Number of log files) × (Number of entries per log file)

For example, given the following specification:

NOTICE:UTF8FILE.10.1000:E:\LOGS\PDPROXYMGRD.LOG

The maximum size for the PDPROXYMGRD.LOG file would be approximately (200 × 10 × 1000) or 2,000,000 bytes. Each entry in a message log file with a destination of XMLFILE is an average of 650 bytes in size. Therefore, the maximum size of a log file, in bytes, can be estimated using the following equation:

650 × (Number of log files) × (Number of entries per log file)

For example, given the following specification:

NOTICE:XMLFILE.10.500:E:\LOGS\MSG__NOTICE.XML

The maximum size for the MSG__NOTICE.XML file would be approximately (650 × 10 × 500) or 3,250,000 bytes.

Parent topic: Message event logging