files

Syntax

files number; 

Hierarchy Level

[edit forwarding-options port-mirroring traceoptions file], 

[edit forwarding-options sampling output file], 

[edit forwarding-options sampling traceoptions file]

Description

Configure the total number of files to be saved with samples or trace data.

Options

number—Maximum number of traffic sampling or trace log files. When a file named sampling-file reaches its maximum size, it is renamed sampling-file.0, then sampling-file.1, and so on, until the maximum number of traffic sampling files is reached. Then the oldest sampling file is overwritten.
Range: 1 through 100 files
Default: 5 files for sampling output; 10 files for trace log information

Usage Guidelines

See Configure Port Mirroring or Configure Traffic Sampling.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.