Spotfire® Server and Environment - Installation and Administration

Log4j2 configuration properties

In the log4j2-custom.xml, located in <installation dir>/tomcat/spotfire-config, there are a number of properties that control log file size and rollover.

Note: None of the following properties control Tomcat logs or the user action log.
Property Default Description
log.dir logs Determines the directory where to save the logs. See also Changing the default location of server logs.
serverLogSizePolicy 50MB Controls the maximum size of server log files.
serverLogDefaultRollover 39 Controls when server log files are rolled over; that is, this property controls the maximum number of server logs there can be before the log files are overwritten.
nonServerLogsSizePolicy 10MB Is similar to the serverLogSizePolicy property, but controls the other log files that are listed in Spotfire Server logs.
nonServerLogsDefaultRollover 9 Is similar to the serverLogDefaultRollover property, but controls the other log files that are listed in Spotfire Server logs.
logReconfigurationInterval 30 Controls the interval at which logs are reconfigured.
Note: The following properties control catalina.<date>.log and localhost.<date>.log .
Property Default Description
tomcatLogsSizePolicy 10MB Controls the maximum size of the log files in question.
tomcatLogsDefaultRollover 30d Controls how many days the logs should be saved.