Policy Log Settings
To control the log size and server actions when the log is overflowing, use the Settings command from the shortcut menu of this log viewer in the console tree. This command displays a dialog box with the following settings:
•Control log size - Select this check box to allow the server to control the number of records in the log and delete outdated records. If this check box is cleared, the server uses all available database space to store the log.
•Keep events for last <number> days - When this option is selected, the log stores records no older than the number of days specified (365 days by default).
•Maximum log size: <number> records - When this option is selected, the log stores no more than the specified number of records. In this case, you must select the server action to be performed when the log reaches the maximum size:
•Overwrite events as needed - New event records continue to be stored when the maximum log size is reached. Each record of a new event replaces the oldest record in the log.
•Overwrite events older than <number> days - New event records replace only records stored longer than the number of days specified. The supported setting is up to 32,767 days.
•Do not overwrite events (clear log manually) - New event records are not added when the maximum log size is reached. To enable the server to add new records, the log must be cleared by hand.
Note: The server removes old records either by the date indicated in the Date/Time column (for records logged by the local server) or by the date indicated in the Consolidated Date/Time column (for records received from other servers using
consolidation). |
Important: If the log has no space for new records and log settings do not allow the deletion of old records, then the server does not add any new records to the log. |
To use default settings, click Restore Defaults. The default settings are as follows:
•Maximum log size: 10,000 records
•Overwrite events older than 7 days