Component trace logging properties (General tab)
The General tab on the component properties page displays the generic
properties that apply to all Trace Logging components.
The following topics describe these general properties.
- Name
- Displays the name of the trace logging component.
- Type
- Identifies the type of node. In Trace Logging, all nodes are Trace Component
nodes.
- Log Location
- Indicates the path name of the component log files' physical storage location.
The default location is the system's temporary folder on the local server.
NOTE The log files must reside on the local server to prevent
network traffic from slowing down performance.
- To specify a different log file location on the local server, type the folder
path to that location in the field or click Browse...
to select an available folder. This field only accepts a local folder path.
It does not accept UNC network paths that would enable remote folder locations
using the server name.
- Size
- Describes the combined size (in KB or MB) for all the component's
log files.
- Contains
- Displays the total number of log files in the component.
- Log File Options
- Includes the fields for setting parameters for log files:
- Max log file size: Use the arrows to the right
of the field to set the maximum size for each log file, or manually
enter the size in the field (64 KB - 4,194,240
KB). Log file size must be entered in multiples of 64 KB.
The trace logging system creates a new log file when the old one is
full.
The default log file size is 16,384
KB (16 MB).
-
Max number of log files: Enter the maximum
number of log files for this component (2-65,535).
If the number of log files exceeds the set amount, the oldest log
file will be deleted.
The default number of log files is 26.