Symantec 10490452 Administration Guide - Page 160

Con logs, Settings, Local, Logging, Apply to all Hosts, Maximum log size

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160 Configuring alerts and logs Configuring logs Table 8-3 Log Settings page - Local Log Type (Continued) Item Description Mail Transfer Agent Apply to All Hosts Maximum log size Maximum number of days to retain Log Expunger frequency Log Expunger start time Enable message logs Event Viewer/Syslog Settings Set the logging level for the Mail Transfer Agent. Apply these log settings to all hosts in your system. If desired, set the maximum size for logs. If desired, set the retention period for logs. Set the frequency for flushing logs. Set the start time for flushing logs. Select this option to trace all messages through the mail flow. Enable remote system logging. Configure logs Follow these procedures to configure log settings. To configure log settings for local hosts 1 In the Control Center, click Settings > Logs. 2 Click the Local tab. 3 Under Logging, choose a Scanner from the Host drop-down list. 4 Use the component drop-down lists to select the logging level for each component. 5 Select Apply to all Hosts to propagate these settings to all Scanners in your system. 6 To reduce the size of the log table under Log Storage Limits, check Maximum log size. As the table exceeds the size specified, the oldest entries are removed. If you check Maximum log size, indicate an upper limit for log size in KB, MB, or GB. The default is 50 MB. 7 Type a numeric value in Maximum number of days to retain. The default is seven. 8 Under Log Expunger, choose a frequency and a start time when the Control Center runs the Log Expunger to delete log data. The default is once per day. 9 To trace the path of particular messages through the mail flow, click Enable message logs.

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Configuring alerts and logs
Configuring logs
Configure logs
Follow these procedures to configure log settings.
To configure log settings for local hosts
1
In the Control Center, click
Settings
>
Logs
.
2
Click the
Local
tab.
3
Under
Logging
, choose a Scanner from the
Host
drop-down list.
4
Use the component drop-down lists to select the logging level for each
component.
5
Select
Apply to all Hosts
to propagate these settings to all Scanners in your
system.
6
To reduce the size of the log table under Log Storage Limits, check
Maximum log size
. As the table exceeds the size specified, the oldest entries
are removed.
If you check
Maximum log size
, indicate an upper limit for log size in KB,
MB, or GB. The default is 50 MB.
7
Type a numeric value in
Maximum number of days to retain
. The default is
seven.
8
Under Log Expunger, choose a frequency and a start time when the Control
Center runs the Log Expunger to delete log data. The default is once per day.
9
To trace the path of particular messages through the mail flow, click
Enable
message logs
.
Mail Transfer Agent
Set the logging level for the Mail Transfer Agent.
Apply to All Hosts
Apply these log settings to all hosts in your system.
Maximum log size
If desired, set the maximum size for logs.
Maximum number of days to
retain
If desired, set the retention period for logs.
Log Expunger frequency
Set the frequency for flushing logs.
Log Expunger start time
Set the start time for flushing logs.
Enable message logs
Select this option to trace all messages through the
mail flow.
Event Viewer/Syslog Settings
Enable remote system logging.
Table 8-3
Log Settings page – Local Log Type (Continued)
Item
Description