When troubleshooting or if you have a support query open, you may
be required to change the logging parameters for your
Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance. The settings for this are contained in
/etc/ovca.conf
, and can be changed using the
ovca-config
script.
The following instructions must be followed for each of the two management nodes in your environment.
Changing the Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance Logging Parameters for a Management Node
Gain command line access to the management node. Usually this is achieved using SSH and logging in as the root user with the global Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance password.
Use the ovca-config
script to add, view
or modify your appliance log settings. This script safely
reads and edits the /etc/ovca.conf
file,
to prevent the possibility of configuration file corruption.
To view the current values for the configurable settings in the configuration file run the script as follows:
# ovca-config -r
To change the log level:
# ovca-config --loglevel LEVEL
Where LEVEL
is one of the
following: DEBUG
, INFO
,
WARNING
, ERROR
,
CRITICAL
.
To change the log file size:
# ovca-config --logfile-max-size SIZE
Where SIZE
, expressed in MB, is
a number from 1 to 512.
To change the number of backup log files stored:
# ovca-config --logfile-backup-count COUNT
Where COUNT
is a number of
files ranging from 0 to 100.
While it is possible to change the log path using this tool, it is not generally recommended.
The new log level setting only takes effect after a management node has been rebooted.