At this time, IISLogs v1.0 is targeted at helping manage and recover disk space on local servers, testing has been performed in storing the compressed files in the same directory they were created in and/or moving to another directory on the local computer that the log file was created.
Storing log files on a central based file server
One of the features of IISLogs is to store log files on a central file
server, this feature is very powerful and requires a detailed knowledge how your
network is designed and maintained. Once IISLogs determines a file needs
to be compressed, it first compresses file locally before attempting to save the
compressed file on a different directory path, partition or a remote network
share. When dealing with large compressed files and putting on a remote
file share, this can have unknown consequences on your network performance.
For IISLogs v1.0, before taking advantage of this feature, please contact
[email protected] to verify all items have
been discussed on this feature. We strongly recommend complete testing in
a controlled environment before turning over to your production environment.
Further research and testing is being performed by IISLogs and certain customers
to insure this feature will scale and provide the capability for your company.
Deleting files configuration settings
This feature is a very powerful and one of the core benefits to IISLogs, log
files can quickly take up a lot of disk space if not managed properly.
There are many things that should be taken into account before before turning on
or enabling ANY of the DELETE functions in IISLogs. This is why the
default settings on all configuration options are turned off by default and
explicitly have to be configured to be turned on. You should research and
verify all legal parameters on how long log files should be kept before purging.
If you configure IISLogs to purge files and these files are NOT backed up to
another system for later review. IISLogs isn’t responsible for deleted
files that are later determined needed for whatever reason. Reviewing your
company and/or legal policy on log management should be a must. If your
company doesn’t have detailed log management solution, one should be created.
Email reports from Local computer
Careful configuration should be considered before emailing reports from
servers that are internet facing. The potential for a mis-configured
system could be targeted as an open-relay server and used by mass-mailers.
Custom Naming of ZIP Files
Control what the name of the archive files.
Any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected].