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Table 8-11. 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.
Performance Alarm Settings
Table 8-12 describe the performance alarm settings in the View Common Configuration ADM template file.
Table 8-12. 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.
Overall memory usage percentage to
issue log info
Specifies the threshold at which the overall committed system memory
use is logged. Committed system memory is memory that has been
allocated by processes and to which the operating system has committed
physical memory or a page slot in the pagefile.
Process CPU usage percentage to issue
log info
Specifies the threshold at which the CPU usage of any individual process
is logged.
Process memory usage percentage to
issue log info
Specifies the threshold at which the memory usage of any individual
process is logged.
Process to check, comma separated name
list allowing wild cards and exclusion
Specifies a comma-separated list of queries that correspond to the name
of one or more processes to be examined. You can filter the list by using
wildcards within each query.
n
An asterisk (*) matches zero or more characters.
n
A question mark (?) matches exactly one character.
n
An exclamation mark (!) at the beginning of a query excludes any
results produced by that query.
For example, the following query selects all processes starting with ws and
excludes all processes ending with sys:
'!*sys,ws*'
NOTE Performance alarm settings apply to View Connection Server and View Agent systems only. They do
not apply to View Client systems.
General Settings
Table 8-13 describes the general settings in the View Common Configuration ADM template file.
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