Modifying the Default Log Archive Purge Settings for Application Services

To modify the default archive purge settings, you need to add entries to four application service configuration files. The following table lists the configuration files for the application services and their locations:

Table 5-2 Application Services Configuration Files

Application Service Configuration File Name Location

EGateway Service

Web.config

[Drive Letter]:\MICROS\Simphony2\EGatewayService

Data Transfer Service (DTS)

DataTransfeService.exe.config

[Drive Letter]:\MICROS\Simphony2\DataTransfeService

Direct Posting Service (DPS)

DirectPostingService.exe.config

[Drive Letter]:\MICROS\Simphony2\DirectPostingService

Sequencer Service

SequencerService.exe.config

[Drive Letter]:\MICROS\Simphony2\SequencerService
  1. Browse to the file location and open the configuration file.
  2. Add the following entries:

    • To turn off log archiving, add <add key="LogArchiver.Enabled" value="false" />.

    • To change the free disk space threshold, add <add key="LogArchiver.MinDiskUsed-Percent" value="MinDiskUsedPercent" />.

    • To change the maximum size for the archived files, add <add key="LogArchiver.MaxDiskUsedMB" value="MaxDiskUsedMB" />.

    • To change the number of days to keep the archived logs, add <add key="LogArchiver.DaysToKeep" value="DaystoKeep" />.

  3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each configuration file listed in the table.