_BESClient_Log_MaxSize Values - what is the meaning of the value range

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What do the value ranges mean

Value Range
0-2
147
483
647

_BESClient_Log_MaxSize
Size of daily log file. When the log becomes this big, it is renamed to ‘date’.back (unless this file already exists) and then the log for the day is restarted. Result is that for any particular day, you have the first part of the day, and the last part of the day. • Default Value: 512000
• Setting Type: Numeric (bytes)
• Value Range: 0-2,147,483,647
• Task Available: No

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The values are in bytes so the default size of IEM client logs is set to 512,000 bytes or 512MB. The value is a long byte string. It’s not 4 separate strings so that number is actually 2,147,483,647 bytes.

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Thanks jmaple for the quick response you provided. the value range is 0-2147483647 bytes.

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The default is 512,000 but that is NOT actually 512MB that is 512KB.

It is reasonable to increase this limit to something like 1,024,000 or approximately 1MB

In normal operation of the client after things settle out, it is pretty rare for this limit to be reached.

However, I do strongly recommend increasing the maximum number of logs stored to 30 up from the default of 10. 30 days of client logs is much better for troubleshooting.

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Thanks jgstew, I understood the 512KB. Thanks for the info as I will do that. Thanks again for all the responses. Good to see this site being used.

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