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Chapter 12
Working with Log Files
Collated log files contain time stamp information for each entry, but entries do not appear in the files in strict
chronological order. You can sort collated log files before doing analysis.
Setting log collation options
You can set log collation options by using Traffic Manager or by editing a configuration file manually. Both
procedures are provided below.
To configure a Traffic Server node to be a collation server from Traffic Manager:
1. Access Traffic Manager from your browser (refer to
Accessing Traffic Manager‚ on page 8
).
2. On the Configure tab, click the Logging button.
3. Scroll to the Log Collation section of the Logging page (shown below).
4. Click the Be a collation host button.
5. In the Log Collation port field, enter the port number that all nodes in a cluster must use to exchange event
log entries. The default port number is 8085.
6. In the Log Collation secret field, enter the password used to validate logging data and prevent the
exchange of arbitrary information.
7. Click the Make These Changes button.
To configure a Traffic Server node to be a collation client from Traffic Manager:
1. Access Traffic Manager from your browser (refer to
Accessing Traffic Manager‚ on page 8
).
2. On the Configure tab, click the Logging button.