The Manage Log Rotation tool creates an archive file of all logs. The entries that are sent to the archive are set on this page. Once the logs have been rotated, the logs will consume less space. Please note that the archive files must be moved or deleted manually or they will remain on the Web/application server indefinitely.
Note: There is a command line tool available for manually rotating logs.
Follow these steps to open the Manage Log Rotation page.
Step 1 Click Logs from the System Options section of the System Control Panel.
Step 2 Click Manage Log Rotation.
The table below details the fields on the Manage Log Rotation page.
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Field |
Description |
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Configure Log Rotation Behavior |
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Set Frequency of System Log Rotation |
Select a number of days between log rotations from the drop-down list. Logs will be rotated and archives created at intervals based on the number of days set.
If logs are manually rotated from the command line it will not interrupt the regular intervals. However, the logs that were rotated manually will not be included in the archive files created at the regularly scheduled rotation.
For example, if the log rotation is set at 30 days and the logs are manually rotated after 15 days, only the last 15 days of logs will be included in the archives at the next scheduled log rotation. |
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Set Time of Day for System Log Rotation |
Set the time of day that the logs will be rotated. The time is determined based on the server clock. If the server is in a different time zone be sure to take that into account when selecting a time for the rotation to occur. |
The RotateLogs tool processes a log rotation outside the scheduled log rotations configured through the Manage Log Rotation page. The tool stops all necessary services and starts the services after the rotation is finished.
Windows:
\Blackboard\tools\admin\RotateLogs.bat
UNIX:
/blackboard/tools/admin/RotateLogs.sh