The content described in this article is available in meshIQ Manage versions 11.2.3 and later.

Some of the content described in this article is available in meshIQ Manage versions 12.1 and later.
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Version 12.x and Later

You can now define a custom path for log4j2.xml using Tomcat’s context.xml file. This allows you to persist log configurations outside of the deployed web application.

Steps

If no custom configuration is provided, the app defaults to: webapps\manage-server\WEB-INF\classes\log4j2.xml

1. Copy log4j2.xml file from webapps\manage-server\WEB-INF\classes\log4j2.xml and place it in a desired location (e.g., /opt/meshiq/managelogs/log4j2.xml).

2. Add the following parameter in Tomcat’s conf/context.xml:

   <Parameter name="log4jConfiguration" value="/opt/meshiq/managelogs/log4j2.xml" override="true"/>

   

3. In your log4j2.xml, configure the desired log file paths:

   <RollingRandomAccessFile name="LogToRollingFile"
   fileName="/opt/meshiq/managelogs/manage.log"
   filePattern="/opt/meshiq/managelogs/manage.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log">

4. Restart the Tomcat server

    

Related Article

For more details on setting this up for other components, refer to the guide below:

How can I save logs from all meshIQ components to a centralized or user-defined path?

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Version 11.3.2

You can now define a custom path for log4j2.xml using Tomcat’s context.xml file. This allows you to persist log configurations outside of the deployed web application.

Steps

If no custom configuration is provided, the app defaults to: webapps\manage-server.

1. Copy log4j2.xml file from webapps\manage-server and place it in a desired location (e.g., /opt/meshiq/managelogs/log4j2.xml).

2. Add the following parameter in Tomcat’s conf/context.xml:

   <Parameter name="log4jConfiguration" value="/opt/meshiq/managelogs/log4j2.xml" override="true"/>

   

3. In your log4j2.xml, configure the desired log file paths:

   <RollingRandomAccessFile name="LogToRollingFile"
   fileName="/opt/meshiq/managelogs/manage.log"
   filePattern="/opt/meshiq/managelogs/manage.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log">

4. Restart the Tomcat server

    

Related Article

For more details on setting this up for other components, refer to the guide below:

How can I save logs from all meshIQ components to a centralized or user-defined path?