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Oracle WebLogic Server MBean Javadoc
11g Release 1 (10.3.6)

Part Number E13945-06

weblogic.management.configuration
Interface LogFileMBean

All Superinterfaces:
ConfigurationMBean
All Known Subinterfaces:
JMSMessageLogFileMBean, WebServerLogMBean

public interface LogFileMBean
extends ConfigurationMBean

Configures the location, file-rotation criteria, and number of files that a WebLogic Server uses to store log messages. The methods in this class configure both server and domain log files.

Deprecation of MBeanHome and Type-Safe Interfaces

This is a type-safe interface for a WebLogic Server MBean, which you can import into your client classes and access through weblogic.management.MBeanHome. As of 9.0, the MBeanHome interface and all type-safe interfaces for WebLogic Server MBeans are deprecated. Instead, client classes that interact with WebLogic Server MBeans should use standard JMX design patterns in which clients use the javax.management.MBeanServerConnection interface to discover MBeans, attributes, and attribute types at runtime. For more information, see "Developing Manageable Applications with JMX."


Field Summary
static String DEFAULT_FILE_NAME
          The default value for the log file name.
static int MAX_ROTATED_FILES
          The maximum number that you can specify for FileCount.
static String NONE
          No log file rotation.
static String SIZE
          Rotation based on file size.
static String TIME
          Rotation based on elapsed time.
static String TIME_FORMAT
          The format string for the rotation start time.
 
Fields inherited from interface weblogic.management.configuration.ConfigurationMBean
DEFAULT_EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY
 
Method Summary
 int getBufferSizeKB()
          Gets the underlying log buffer size in kilobytes
 String getDateFormatPattern()
          The date format pattern used for rendering dates in the log.
 int getFileCount()
          The maximum number of log files that the server creates when it rotates the log.
 int getFileMinSize()
          The size (1 - 65535 kilobytes) that triggers the server to move log messages to a separate file.
 String getFileName()
          The name of the file that stores current log messages.
 int getFileTimeSpan()
          The interval (in hours) at which the server saves old log messages to another file.
 String getLogFileRotationDir()
          The directory where the rotated log files will be stored.
 boolean getRotateLogOnStartup()
          Specifies whether a server rotates its log file during its startup cycle.
 String getRotationTime()
          Determines the start time (hour and minute) for a time-based rotation sequence.
 String getRotationType()
          Criteria for moving old log messages to a separate file.
 boolean isNumberOfFilesLimited()
          Indicates whether to limit the number of log files that this server instance creates to store old messages.
 void setBufferSizeKB(int size)
          Sets the underlying log buffer size in kilobytes
 void setDateFormatPattern(String dateFormat)
           
 void setFileCount(int numberOfFiles)
          Sets the value of the FileCount attribute.
 void setFileMinSize(int kBytes)
          Sets the value of the FileMinSize attribute.
 void setFileName(String fileName)
          Sets the name of the file that stores current log messages.
 void setFileTimeSpan(int hours)
          Sets the value of the FileTimeSpan attribute.
 void setFileTimeSpanFactor(long factor)
           
 void setLogFileRotationDir(String dirPath)
          Sets the value of the LogFileRotationDir attribute.
 void setNumberOfFilesLimited(boolean value)
          Sets the value of the NumberOfFilesLimited attribute.
 void setRotateLogOnStartup(boolean value)
          Sets the value of the RotateLogOnStartup attribute.
 void setRotationTime(String when)
          Sets the value of the RotationTime attribute.
 void setRotationType(String rotationType)
          Sets the value of the RotationType attribute.
 
Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.configuration.ConfigurationMBean
freezeCurrentValue, getName, getNotes, isSet, restoreDefaultValue, setComments, setDefaultedMBean, setName, setNotes, setPersistenceEnabled, unSet
 

Field Detail

SIZE

static final String SIZE
Rotation based on file size.

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Constant Field Values

TIME

static final String TIME
Rotation based on elapsed time.

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Constant Field Values

NONE

static final String NONE
No log file rotation. Note that WebLogic Server sets a threshold size limit of 500 MB before it forces a hard rotation to prevent excessive log file growth.

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Constant Field Values

TIME_FORMAT

static final String TIME_FORMAT
The format string for the rotation start time.

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_FILE_NAME

static final String DEFAULT_FILE_NAME

The default value for the log file name.

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Constant Field Values

MAX_ROTATED_FILES

static final int MAX_ROTATED_FILES
The maximum number that you can specify for FileCount.

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Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getDateFormatPattern

String getDateFormatPattern()

The date format pattern used for rendering dates in the log. The DateFormatPattern string conforms to the specification of the java.text.SimpleDateFormat class.

This method can NOT set a null value.
This method can NOT set a value of zero length.

setDateFormatPattern

void setDateFormatPattern(String dateFormat)

getFileName

String getFileName()

The name of the file that stores current log messages. Usually it is a computed value based on the name of the parent of this MBean. For example, for a server log, it is SERVER_NAME.log.

However, if the name of the parent cannot be obtained, the file name is weblogic.log. If you specify a relative pathname, it is interpreted as relative to the server's root directory.

To include a time and date stamp in the file name when the log file is rotated, add java.text.SimpleDateFormat variables to the file name. Surround each variable with percentage (%) characters.

For example, if the file name is defined to be myserver_%yyyy%_%MM%_%dd%_%hh%_%mm%.log, the log file will be named myserver_yyyy_mm_dd_hh_mm.log.

When the log file is rotated, the rotated file name contains the date stamp. For example, if the log file is rotated for the first time on 2 April, 2003 at 10:05 AM, the log file that contains the old messages will be named myserver_2003_04_02_10_05.log00001.

If you do not include a time and date stamp, the rotated log files are numbered in order of creation. For example, myserver.log00007.

Returns:
The fileName value

setFileName

void setFileName(String fileName)
                 throws InvalidAttributeValueException

Sets the name of the file that stores current log messages.

Parameters:
fileName - The new fileName value
Throws:
InvalidAttributeValueException
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getFileName(), MachineMBean

getRotationType

String getRotationType()
Criteria for moving old log messages to a separate file.

After the server renames a file, subsequent messages accumulate in a new file with the name that you specified as the log file name.

Returns:
LogFileMBean.SIZE, LogFileMBean.TIME or LogFileMBean.NONE.
Default Value:
LogFileMBean.SIZE

setRotationType

void setRotationType(String rotationType)
                     throws InvalidAttributeValueException

Sets the value of the RotationType attribute.

Parameters:
rotationType - SIZE, TIME or NONE.
Throws:
InvalidAttributeValueException
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getRotationType()
Default Value:
LogFileMBean.SIZE
Valid Values:
LogFileMBean.SIZE,LogFileMBean.TIME,LogFileMBean.NONE

setNumberOfFilesLimited

void setNumberOfFilesLimited(boolean value)
                             throws InvalidAttributeValueException,
                                    DistributedManagementException

Sets the value of the NumberOfFilesLimited attribute.

Parameters:
value - The new numberOfFilesLimited value
Throws:
InvalidAttributeValueException
DistributedManagementException
See Also:
LogFileMBean.isNumberOfFilesLimited()

isNumberOfFilesLimited

boolean isNumberOfFilesLimited()

Indicates whether to limit the number of log files that this server instance creates to store old messages. (Requires that you specify a file rotation type of SIZE or TIME.)

After the server reaches this limit, it deletes the oldest log file and creates a new log file with the latest suffix.

If you do not enable this option, the server creates new files indefinitely and you must clean up these files as you require.

Returns:
The numberOfFilesLimited value
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getRotationType()
Default Value:
true
Default value in production mode:
false

getFileCount

int getFileCount()

The maximum number of log files that the server creates when it rotates the log. This number does not include the file that the server uses to store current messages. (Requires that you enable Number of Files Limited.)

Returns:
The fileCount value
See Also:
LogFileMBean.isNumberOfFilesLimited()
Default Value:
7

setFileCount

void setFileCount(int numberOfFiles)
                  throws InvalidAttributeValueException,
                         DistributedManagementException

Sets the value of the FileCount attribute.

Parameters:
numberOfFiles - The new fileCount value
Throws:
InvalidAttributeValueException
DistributedManagementException
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getFileCount()
Maximum Value:
LogMBean.MAX_ROTATED_FILES
Minimum Value:
1

getFileTimeSpan

int getFileTimeSpan()

The interval (in hours) at which the server saves old log messages to another file. (Requires that you specify a file rotation type of TIME.)

Returns:
The fileTimeSpan value
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getRotationType()
Default Value:
24

getRotationTime

String getRotationTime()

Determines the start time (hour and minute) for a time-based rotation sequence.

At the time that this value specifies, the server renames the current log file. Thereafter, the server renames the log file at an interval that you specify in File Time Span.

Note that WebLogic Server sets a threshold size limit of 500 MB before it forces a hard rotation to prevent excessive log file growth.

Use the following format: H:mm, where

Returns:
The rotationTime value
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getRotationType(), LogFileMBean.getFileTimeSpan()

setRotationTime

void setRotationTime(String when)
                     throws InvalidAttributeValueException

Sets the value of the RotationTime attribute.

Parameters:
when - The new rotationTime value
Throws:
InvalidAttributeValueException
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getRotationTime()
Default Value:
"00:00"

setFileTimeSpan

void setFileTimeSpan(int hours)
                     throws InvalidAttributeValueException,
                            DistributedManagementException

Sets the value of the FileTimeSpan attribute.

Parameters:
hours - The new fileTimeSpan value
Throws:
InvalidAttributeValueException
DistributedManagementException
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getFileTimeSpan()
Minimum Value:
1

setFileTimeSpanFactor

void setFileTimeSpanFactor(long factor)

getFileMinSize

int getFileMinSize()
The size (1 - 65535 kilobytes) that triggers the server to move log messages to a separate file. The default is 500 kilobytes. After the log file reaches the specified minimum size, the next time the server checks the file size, it will rename the current log file as SERVER_NAME.lognnnnn and create a new one to store subsequent messages. (Requires that you specify a file rotation type of Size.)

Returns:
The fileMinSize value
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getRotationType()
Default Value:
500
Default value in production mode:
5000

setFileMinSize

void setFileMinSize(int kBytes)
                    throws InvalidAttributeValueException,
                           DistributedManagementException

Sets the value of the FileMinSize attribute.

Parameters:
kBytes - The new fileMinSize value
Throws:
InvalidAttributeValueException
DistributedManagementException
See Also:
LogFileMBean.getFileMinSize()
Maximum Value:
65535
Minimum Value:
1

getRotateLogOnStartup

boolean getRotateLogOnStartup()

Specifies whether a server rotates its log file during its startup cycle. The default value in production mode is false.

Default Value:
true
Default value in production mode:
false

setRotateLogOnStartup

void setRotateLogOnStartup(boolean value)

Sets the value of the RotateLogOnStartup attribute.


getLogFileRotationDir

String getLogFileRotationDir()

The directory where the rotated log files will be stored. By default the rotated files are stored in the same directory where the log file is stored.

Returns:

setLogFileRotationDir

void setLogFileRotationDir(String dirPath)

Sets the value of the LogFileRotationDir attribute.

See Also:
LogFileMBean.getLogFileRotationDir()

getBufferSizeKB

int getBufferSizeKB()
Gets the underlying log buffer size in kilobytes

Default Value:
8

setBufferSizeKB

void setBufferSizeKB(int size)
Sets the underlying log buffer size in kilobytes


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Oracle Fusion Middleware
Oracle WebLogic Server MBean Javadoc
11g Release 1 (10.3.6)

Part Number E13945-06