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Limit the Number of Trace Log Files Saved

You can limit the number of trace logs that a Web Agent keeps. For example, if you want to save disk space on the system that stores your Web Agent Logs, you can limit the number of trace logs using the following parameter:

• TraceFilesToKeep

  Specifies the number of Web Agent trace log files that are kept. New trace logs are created in the following situations:

  • When the Web Agent starts.
  • When the size limit of the trace log (specified by the value of the TraceFileSize parameter) is reached.

  Changing the value of this parameter does not automatically delete any existing trace logs which exceed the number that you want to keep. For example, If your system has 500 trace logs stored, and you decide to keep only 50 of those files, the Web Agent does not delete the other 450 trace logs.

  Setting the value of this parameter to zero retains all the trace logs.

  Default: 0

To limit the number of trace logs saved

1. Archive or delete any existing trace logs from your system.
2. Set the value of the TraceAppend parameter to no.
3. Change the value of the TraceFilesToKeep parameter to the number of trace logs that you want to keep.