File based log settings

Control how serial information is logged to a file.

File logging stores per-port history on a selected filesystem and rotates the files when they reach the configured size.

Properties

Store logs on File System

The filesystem where serial log files are stored.

Choose persistent storage when logs should survive reboots. Ensure the selected filesystem has enough free space for the configured log size and rotations.

  • Data type: reference path
  • References instances of: Storage / Filesystems
  • Default: /storage/volume/serial-logs
  • Configuration
  • Required

CLI: (cli)> config compute vm <key> console logging file-settings file-system

Maximum log file size (kB)

The size at which the active serial log file is rotated.

When the current log reaches this size, it is closed and a new log file is started. Smaller values reduce disk usage but keep less history in each file.

  • Data type: integer
  • Default: 256
  • Minimum: 1
  • Configuration
  • Required

CLI: (cli)> config compute vm <key> console logging file-settings log-file-size

Number of allowed rotations

The number of old serial log files to retain.

Higher values keep more history but use more storage. A value of 0 keeps only the active log file.

  • Data type: integer
  • Default: 3
  • Minimum: 0
  • Configuration
  • Required

CLI: (cli)> config compute vm <key> console logging file-settings num-rotations