Veritas Enterprise Administrator (VEA) Getting Started (HP-UX 11i v3, February 2007)

Chapter 2, Using the VEA
Configuring the Task Log
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Task Details
You can view the details for particular task. Select the task and click on “Details.” A new
window opens up to show the task details.
Task Log Settings
The settings for the Task Log are accessed by double-clicking on the Task Log icon in the
Control Panel view.
Configuring the Task Log
You can configure the server task log from the client:
1. Select the “control panel” node in the tree view. The details view appears, listing all
the configuration applications.
2. Launch the “Task Log” configuration application by double clicking on it.
Note Whenever you change the task log policy, the old files are deleted and a new task
log file is created. So it is advisable to take a backup or save the old log file, before
changing the policy.
Setting the Maximum Log Size
You can set the maximum log size from 10 KB to 2 MB. The default log size is 500 KB.
Using a Single Log File
Select “Overwrite the log file” to define a single log file. When the log file reaches its
maximum size, the file is then overwritten, starting at the oldest alert.
Overwriting After a Number of files
Select “Overwrite the log file(s) after” to define the number of files after which the oldest
file is overwritten. When a log file reaches its maximum size, a new file is created until the
specified number of files is reached. You can specify from one to ten files (default is 5
files).