Changing Log Levels of the Silk Central Servers

The following servers generate log files:
  • Front-end server
  • Application server
  • Execution server

To change the log level of a Silk Central server:

  1. Stop the server for which you want to change the log level.
  2. Open the appropriate file with a text editor, depending on the server for which you want to change the log level:
    Front-end server
    SccFrontendBootConf.xml, located in the /conf/frontendserver folder of the Silk Central directory on the front-end server.
    Application server
    SccAppServerBootConf.xml, located in the /conf/appserver folder of the Silk Central directory on the application server.
    Execution server
    SccExecServerBootConf.xml, located in the /conf/execserver folder of the Silk Central directory on the execution server(s).
  3. Locate the <LogLevel> XML tag in the <Log> section of the file.
  4. Set the value to the log level at which you want the server to write information. The following log levels are available:
    Value Log level Description
    0 Overview The server writes only the most important information to the log files. This is the default setting.
    1 Detailed The server writes additional information to the log files:
    Front-end server
    Connection- and event-dispatcher information.
    Application server
    Result-writer and result-fetcher activities.
    Execution server
    Transaction-execution activities.
    2 Verbose The server writes additional information to the log files:
    Front-end server
    User administration information, for example cookie management.
    Application server
    Detailed result-writer and result-fetcher information.
    Execution server
    Detailed transaction-execution and bandwidth information.
    3 Debug This is the most detailed log level and should only be used for debugging severe issues.
  5. Save and close the XML file, then restart the server.