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Chapter18 M anaging System Administration Configurations
Configuring Logs
Configuring the Local Log
Use the Local Configuration page to configure the maximum days to retain your local log data.
Step1 Select System Administration > Configuration > Log Configuration > Local Log Target.
The Local Configuration page appears.
Step2 In the Maximum log retention period box, enter the numbe r of days for which you want to store local
log message files, where <num> is the number of days you enter. Valid options are 1 to 365. (Default =
7.)
Note If you reduce the number of days for which to store the local log message files, the log message
files older than the number of days you specify are deleted automatically.
You can click Delete Logs Now to delete the local logs, including all non-active log files, immediately.
See Deleting Local Log Data, page18-24 for more information on deleting log data.
Step3 Click Submit to save your changes.
Your configuration is saved and the Local Configuration page is refreshed.
Deleting Local Log Data
Use the Local Configuration page to manually delete your local log data. You can use this option to free
up space when the local store is full. See Local Store Target, page19-5 for more information about the
local store.
Step1 Select System Administration > Configuration > Log Configuration > Local Log Target.
The Local Configuration page appears.
Step2 Click Delete Logs Now to immediately delete all local log data files, except the log data in the currently
active log data file.
The Local Configuration page is refreshed.
Configuring Logging Categories
This section contains the following topics:
•Configuring Global Logging Categories, page 18-25
•Configuring Per-Instance Logging Categories, page 18-29
All configuration performed for a parent logging category affects the children within the logging
category. You can select a child of a parent logging category to configure it separately, and it does not
affect the parent logging category or the other children.