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Configuring the Number and Size of DHCP Processes Log Files

By default, when the trace file reaches 128 kilobytes (KB) in size, it is renamed filename.0, then filename.1, and so on, until there are 3 trace files. Then the oldest trace file (filename.2) is overwritten.

You can configure the limits on the number and size of trace files by including the following statements at the [edit system services dhcp traceoptions] hierarchy level:



[edit system services dhcp traceoptions]
file files number size size;

For example, set the maximum file size to 2 MB, and the maximum number of files to 20. When the file that receives the output of the tracking operation (filename) reaches 2 MB, filename is renamed filename.0, and a new file called filename is created. When the new filename reaches 2 MB, filename.0 is renamed filename.1 and filename is renamed filename.0. This process repeats until there are 20 trace files. Then the oldest file (filename.19) is overwritten by the newest file (filename.0).

The number of files can be from 2 through 1000 files. The file size of each file can be from 10KB through 1 gigabyte (GB).

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