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Configuring DSMs
IBM WebSphere Application Server 149
• Description - Type a description for the variable (optional).
• Value - Type a directory path for the log files.
For example:
{SIEM_LOG_ROOT} =
/opt/IBM/WebSphere/AppServer/profiles/Custom01/logs/SIEM
NOTE
You must create the target directory specified in Step 5 before proceeding.
Step 6
Click OK .
Step 7
Click Save .
Step 8
You must restart the WebSphere Application Server to save the configuration
changes.
NOTE
If the variable you created affects a cell, you must restart all WebSphere
Application Servers in the cell before you continue.
You are now ready to customize the logging option for the IBM WebSphere
Application Server DSM, see
Customizing the Logging Option .
Customizing the
Logging Option
You must customize the logging option for each application server WebSphere
uses and change the settings for the JVM Logs (Java Virtual Machine logs).
To change the JVM Logs:
Step 1
Select Servers > Application Servers .
Step 2
Select your WebSphere Application Server to load the server properties.
Step 3
Select Logging and Tracing > JVM Logs .
Step 4
Configure a name for the JVM log files.
For example:
System.Out log file name:
${SIEM_LOG_ROOT}/${WAS_SERVER_NAME}-SystemOut.log
System.Err log file name:
${SIEM_LOG_ROOT}/${WAS_SERVER_NAME}-SystemErr.log
Step 5
Select a time of day to save the log files to the target directory.
Step 6
Click OK .
Step 7
You must restart the WebSphere Application Server to save the configuration
changes.