Configuring SAP Mobile Server Log Settings

SAP Mobile Server logs collect data on SAP Mobile Server health and performance by component. Configure SAP Mobile Server log properties to specify the amount of detail that is written to the log, as well as the duration of the server log life cycle.

Additionally, you should always use SAP Control Center to configure server logs. If you manually edit the configuration file, especially on secondary servers in a cluster, the servers may not restart correctly once shut down.

  1. In the SAP Control Center left navigation pane, click Configuration.
  2. In the right administration pane, click the Log Setting tab and select Mobile Server..
  3. The option "Start a new server log on server restart" is set by default. When selected, this option means a new version of the log file is created after server restart, and the old one is archived.
  4. Set the MMS server log size and backup behavior that jointly determine the server log life cycle.
    1. Set the Maximum file size, in kilobytes, megabytes, or gigabytes, to specify the maximum size that a file can reach before a new one is created. The default is 10MB.
      Alternatively, select No limit to log all events in the same file, with no maximum size.
    2. Set the Maximum backup index to determine how many log files are backed up before the oldest file is deleted. The index number you choose must be a positive integer between 1 and 65535. The default is 10 files.
      Alternatively, select No limit to retain all log files.
  5. Set the HTTP log settings.
    1. Select Enable HTTP request log to generate an HTTP request log in the logs subdirectory. The generated log file name is server-name-http.log.
      Note: HTTP logging is off by default. Enabling HTTP logging can cause a performance impact and possible logging of sensitive data.
    2. Set the Maximum file size of the log file.
    3. If you want to back up the log file when it reaches the limit, select Perform rotation. The backup file is saved as server-name-http.log.backup-number.
    4. If you want to continue to use the current log file when the server restarts, select Reuse.If you do not select this option, when the server restarts the current log file is copied to the .\old subdirectory and a new log file is created.
    5. If you want to archive the log file select Archive, then specify the Archive file name. If you want to compress the archive log file select Compress.
  6. For each component, choose a log level:
    Component Default Log Level
    MMS Info
    PROXY Info
    Cluster Info
    MSG Info
    Security Info
    PUSH Info
    Mobilink Info
    DataServices Info
    Other Warn
    DOEC Info
    Log level Messages logged
    All Complete system information
    Trace Finer-grained informational events than debug
    Debug Very fine-grained system information, warnings, and all errors
    Info General system information, warnings, and all errors
    Warn Warnings and all errors
    Error Errors only
    Console Messages that appear in the administration console only (when SAP Mobile Server is running in non-service mode)
    Off Do not record any messages
  7. Click Save.
    Log messages are recorded as specified by the settings you choose. The log file is located in: SMP_HOME \Servers\UnwiredServer\logs\<hostname>-server.log.

Log life cycle default example

If you keep the default maximum file size and default index, an SAP Mobile Server writes to the log file until 10MB of data has been recorded. As soon as the file exceeds this value, a new version of the log file is created (for example, the first one is <hostname>-server.log.1). The contents of the original log are backed up into this new file. When the <hostname>-server.log file again reaches its limit:

  1. The contents of <hostname>-server.log.1 are copied to <hostname>-server.log.2.
  2. The contents of <hostname>-server.log are copied to <hostname>-server.log.1.
  3. A new copy of <hostname>-server.log is created.

This rollover pattern continues until the backup index value is reached, with the oldest log being deleted. If the backup index is 10, then <hostname>-server.log.10 is the file removed, and all other logs roll up to create room for the new file.

Parent topic: Configuring Server Log Settings