This article covers a different scenario how to configure
IISLogs to process logs.
IISLogs was designed to handle unique situations.
Here is a summary of the requirements.
1) Process three folders, delete files after 48 hours
2) Process one folder, delete files after 336
hoursl
IISLogs
has two separate ways to process logs in this scenerio.
The first is to use
Monitor Specific Directories.
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Fillout
Standard Settings
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Select Enable Delete Feature
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Delete Files Older
Than 48 hours
This will meet the first requirement.
The second requirement is to add a single directory using the
Per
Directory option.
The items you need to fill out is
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Select the Directory Name,
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Delete File and
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Number of hours.
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You might need to also check
Process Unknown Extensions if you have non-standard files
More information on Unknown Extensions –
We have an internal function that checks to ensure
the file type isn't a known Operating system type file. We have tried to
document most known file types and not allow IISLogs to process these files.
For example, if you have a file with a datetime extension or no file
extension, the 'unknown extensions' would help process these types of files.
We recommend you carefully evaluate in a test environment before you enable
this feature. Also, ensure you have backups to ensure if a file is
processed, you can restore it.
You could also add the three directories mentioned in the first requirement
as additional items using
the Per Directory option.
The Monitor Specific Directories inherits configuration settings the
Standard Settings tab.
Regardless of folder location, they all will handle files the same time.
In this particular instance, each will remove files after 48 hours.
There is no way to have separate rules on a per directory basis.
The Per Directory feature provides the most flexibility when needing
specific rules for individual folders.
In the example above, we have a particular folder that needs to
process files older 336 hours.
The Per Directory option was introduced in
IISLogs 2.0
We encourage if you have unique logging requirements, setup a testing
environment and test your rules before implementing in production.
If you are using the IISLogsSVC, you can use an option in IISLogsGUI to immediately execute
IISLogsSVC. There won't
be a visual response it ran, you can look in the Application Event
Log, an entry is logged.
This is just one of many options how IISLogs can
meet your logging needs.
IISLogs was designed to provide a flexible, yet
secure solution. If you have any
further questions, please contact us at [email protected]
Steve Schofield
Windows Server MVP – IIS
http://weblogs.asp.net/steveschofield
http://www.IISLogs.com
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