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Table 7‑4. View Common Configuration Template: Log Configuration Settings
Setting Properties
Number of days to keep production logs
Specifies the number of days for which log files are retained on the system. If
no value is set, the default applies and log files are kept for seven days.
Maximum number of debug logs
Specifies the maximum number of debug log files to retain on the system.
When a log file reaches its maximum size, no further entries are added and a
new log file is created. When the number of previous log files reaches this
value, the oldest log file is deleted.
Maximum debug log size in Megabytes
Specifies the maximum size in megabytes that a debug log can reach before
the log file is closed and a new log file is created.
Log Directory
Specifies the full path to the directory for log files. If the location is not
writeable, the default location is used. For client log files, an extra directory
with the client name is created.
Send logs to a Syslog server
Allows View server logs to be sent to a Syslog server such as VMware vCenter
Log Insight. Logs are sent from all View servers in the OU or domain in which
this GPO is configured.
You can send Horizon Agent logs to a Syslog server by enabling this setting in
a GPO that is linked to an OU that contains your desktops.
To send log data to a Syslog server, enable this setting and specify the log
level and the server's fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address. You
can specify an alternate port if you do not want to use default port 514.
Separate each element in your specification with a vertical bar (|). Use the
following syntax:
Log Level|Server FQDN or IP [|Port number(514 default)]
For example: Debug|192.0.2.2
Important Syslog data is sent across the network without software-based
encryption. Because View server logs might contain sensitive data, avoid
sending Syslog data on an insecure network. If possible, use link-layer security
such as IPsec to prevent the possibility of this data being monitored on the
network.
Performance Alarm Settings
Table 7‑5 describe the performance alarm settings in the Horizon Common Configuration ADMX template
files. All of the settings are in the Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates >
VMware View Common Configuration > Performance Alarms folder in the Group Policy Management
Editor.
Table 7‑5. View Common Configuration Template: Performance Alarm Settings
Setting Properties
CPU and Memory Sampling Interval in
Seconds
Specifies the CPU and memory polling interval CPU. A low sampling interval
can result in an high level of output to the log.
Overall CPU usage percentage to issue
log info
Specifies the threshold at which the overall CPU use of the system is logged.
When multiple processors are available, this percentage represents the
combined usage.
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