Configure Logging

The logging behavior of your ArcGIS Server can be configured and managed from Manager itself. To get to the log page, click 'view log' from in the left panel of Manager's Home page, or click on the GIS Server tab in Manager and select 'Log Files' in the left panel of the GIS Server page. This will bring you to the Server Activity Log page.

From here, you can alter the way you server's activity is reported.

Changing the log file properties

Click the Log Properties link. You can set the following properties:

• The log file location
• The maximum log file size
• The logging level

Managing the log file columns to be displayed

Click the Manage Columns link. You can check on or off the columns you want to be displayed or supressed in the log file message. Click the Save button to apply the changes and return to the Server Activity Log page.

Filtering the log file messages for displayed

You may choose to constrain the display of log file messages for some specific analysis of the server's behavior. This could be useful if, for example, you are only interested in viewing the logging pertaining to a specific server configuration.

The filtering parameters are as follows:

• Show messages by number of messages or history (last hour, etc.)
• Show messages by severity (All, Errors, Warnings, etc.)
• Show messages pertaining to a single configuration or all configurations
• Show messages pertaining to a single host (SOC machine) or all hosts

Related topics

1. Log message structure
2. Log codes
3. How Log Files Work