System information

4 Set the maximum size in megabytes of the logs to retain.

You set the maximum log size by adding a <maxFileSize> section to the <log> section. The default is 5

MB.

<log>

</log>

5 Set the maximum number of log files to retain.

You set the maximum number of logs by adding a <maxFileNum> section to the <log> section. The

default is 10 log files.

<log>

</log>

6 Change the location on the Site Recovery Manager Server in which to store the logs.

You change the log location by modifying the <directory> section in the <log> section.

<log>

<directory>C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery

Manager\Logs</directory>

</log>

7 Change the default prefix for log files.

You change the default prefix by modifying the <name> section in the <log> section.

<log>

<name>vmware-dr</name>

</log>

8 Change the logging level.

You change the logging level by modifying the <level> section in the <log> section. The possible

logging levels are error, warning, info, trivia, and verbose.

<log>

<level>verbose</level>

</log>

9 (Optional) Set the level of logging for Site Recovery Manager Server components.

You can set specific logging levels for components by modifying the appropriate <level> sections. The

possible logging levels are error, warning, info, trivia, and verbose. For example, you can set the

logging level for a recovery to trivia.

<logName>Recovery</logName>

<logLevel>trivia</logLevel>

</level>

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