Administer the Server Log Files

When server logging is enabled, a new log subdirectory is created each time you restart the Runtime Server or Design Server. The path to the server log file is install-path\var\server_logs\log-subdirectory.
The log subdirectory can contain the Runtime Server log file dmserver.log and the Design Server log file dmposerver.log.
The following example shows the format of the subdirectory name:
20110804-14.26-pid5072__034C24
20110804 is the date, 14.26 is the time of the server restart, pid5072 is the process ID, and 034C24 is a unique and random set of characters.
In the Runtime Server log, every orchestration job run request is assigned a unique request identification (RID). Log entries that apply to a given request begin with the RID. Security events do not begin with a RID.
Use the following configuration options in dmserver.cfg to change the location of the Runtime Server log.
Configuration Option
Usage
DMSERVER/WORK_ROOT_PATH = path
The path to the directory where the server creates its working files and subdirectories. To change the destination directory, enter a new path. The default installation path is shown above.
DMSERVER/NO_WORK_SUBDIRS = Yes | No
Controls whether each server run creates a new log subdirectory. The default is NO, which specifies that all log and work files are created in subdirectories. To disable creation of the subdirectories change this value to YES.
The events and thresholds of the server logs are specified in the files dmserver.log.xml (Runtime Server) and dmposerver.log.xml (Design Server), in install-path/etc. To change log events and thresholds, see Change Log Events and Thresholds.