Hi everyone, I wanted to share my experience with reducing the logging from the SystemInfo binding while still keeping track of important system parameters. I’ve been using this binding for a while now to monitor various system metrics, and while the update rate of ~5 seconds is great, it does come with the downside of rapidly increasing the size of the events.log file. After some research and experimentation, I found a way to balance logging verbosity with file size management.
First, I tried adjusting the logging levels in logback.xml as suggested in some forums. I added specific loggers for the SystemInfo binding and set their levels to OFF, which did reduce the logging significantly. However, I still wanted to keep track of critical events without flooding the logs. Here’s what I ended up doing:
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Filtering Specific Loggers: I kept the core system event logging but turned off the more verbose SystemInfo logging. This way, I still get notifications for important system events without the noise of every minor system change.
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Scheduled Log File Maintenance: I set up a cron job to rotate the log files weekly and keep only the last month’s worth of logs. This ensures that the log files don’t grow too large while still maintaining a useful history for troubleshooting.
Here’s the XML snippet I added to my logback.xml file:
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This setup has worked well for me, reducing the log file growth while still providing the monitoring I need. I’d love to hear if others have found similar solutions or have additional tips for managing logging effectively!
Cheers,
Ben