Settings

The Audit Settings Screen is used to specify Audit Log File preferences. Configure a field as described below and click the Apply button. If you change a field configuration, you can click on the Revert button to revert a field to the previous setting. Click on the Default button to set all of the fields to the default settings.

• Maximum Audit Entries - The maximum number of entries that can exist in any one log file (Range = 50 - 10,000, Default = 2,000). Any entry in excess of the value in this field will cause the current log file to be archived. For example, if the field is set to 1,000 entries, and a log file contains 1,000 entries, when the next entry is received the following will occur:
  • The current log file will be archived with 1,000 entries.
  • A new version of the file will be created that contains the latest entry.
• Maximum Audit File Copies - The maximum number of audit files that can be created. When the audit file reaches the configured maximum number of audit entries, the file is saved and a new file is started (Range = 0 - 100, Default = 5).
• Max Log File Size - The maximum log file size, in KB (Range = 1 - 30,000, Default = 10,240). Any entry in the file that increases the file size beyond the value in this field will cause current files to be archived. For example, if the field is set to 5120 KB, and a file is at a file size of 5120 KB, when the next entry is received the following will occur:
  • The current file will be archived with 5120 KB of information. The archive file will be located at installation directory/data/logs.
  • A new version of the file will be created that contains the latest entry.

Notes:

• When you change Audit settings, the changes will not take effect until all services are re-started. You must wait at least 2 minutes before restarting services.
• If you change settings to reduce the number of files to retain, older archived files will still be retained.
• Audit settings are not applicable to ovclient, ngnms-log, and workerpoller logs. The default retention settings for these files are:
  • Files are archived into a Zip file every 24 hours or whenever the log fie size reaches 50MB.
  • 14 days worth of history is retained (maximum or 15 Zip Files).