Quantum 3.5 StorNext Log Rolling Administration, Changing Log Rolling Times, Log Rolling Options

Appendix B StorNext Administration Tasks

StorNext Log Rolling Administration

StorNext Log Rolling Administration

Changing Log Rolling Times

Use the following procedures to configure StorNext log rolling options.

Use this procedure to change the frequency of rolling the StorNext logs. This process requires that you edit the tldm crontab to set log times. Use this procedure to edit tdlm crontab.

1Log on as root.

2Edit the tdlm crontab and update the sn_log_update script. Below is an example crontab:

0 1,7,13,19 * * * /usr/adic/www/bin/cmdwrap /usr/adic/util/sn_log_update /usr/ adic

where 0 1,7,13,19 * * * designates the times when logs run.

	In this release of StorNext the sn_log_update information is overwritten
Log Rolling Options
	and no longer contains the $DEF_SIZE or the $DEF_LOGS variables. These
	entries are now contained in the sn_log_update.cfg file
	You can change these options to optimize log rolling.
	• -s: This option sets the directory where logs are saved (copied) to as
	they are rolled. This directory is typically a managed directory. For
	example:
	sn_log_update [-s <dir>]
	where <dir> is the directory where you want the logs to reside.
	• $DEF_SIZE = 2000000: This is the default size at which logs are rolled.
	Edit this entry in the /usr/adic/util/sn_log_update.cfg file if you want
	the log sizes to be larger or smaller.
	• $DEF_LOGS = 28: This is the default number of logs that are saved
	before they are deleted. Edit this entry in the /usr/adic/util/
	sn_log_update.cfg file if you want to save less than 28 logs or are
	saving the logs to a managed directory.

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