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Change the data collector logging level (1012328)

Last Updated: 7/10/2020Categories: How toTotal Views: 7421Language:
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The logging level for the data collector is set to INFO by default. You cannot change the logging level for the data collector from vCenter Chargeback. You must change the logging level in the log4j.properties file.

Solution

To change the logging level for a data collector:

Open the log4j.properties file from the <DC_Installation_Directory>/classes folder.

Modify the value for the entry log4j.rootLogger.
The default entry is log4j.rootLogger=INFO. The permitted log levels are as follows:

ALL: This level is intended to turn on all logging.

DEBUG: This level designates fine-grained informational events that are most useful to debug an application.

ERROR: This level designates error events that might still allow the application to continue running.

FATAL: This level designates very severe error events that will presumably lead the application to fail.

INFO: This level designates informational messages that highlight the progress of the application at coarse-grained level.

OFF: This level is intended to turn off logging.

WARN: This level designates potentially harmful situations.

Save and close the file.

You can additionally modify the following entries in the log4j.properties file to configure the number and size of the log files:

MaxFileSize: Defines the maximum size of each log file. The default value is 10MB.

Note: In vCenter Chargeback 2.5.x, the default value has been increased to 50MB.

MaxBackupIndex: Defines the maximum number of log files. The default value is 10.

After you modify the log4j.properties file, the data collector uses the new logging level and log file related data. The data collector automatically checks for changes every one minute. Therefore, you need not restart the data collector service.

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