Below article describe how to change the location of Log folder / directory and logging file for Data services.
Data Services logs are created in the %DS_COMMON_DIR%\log folder on Windows or $LINK_DIR/log directory on Unix/Linux (LINK_DIR being the name of the environment variable pointing to the DS install folder/directory).
Below are detail steps:
1.Stop the Data Services Job Service
2.Save a backup copy of %DS_COMMON_DIR%\conf\DSConfig.txt file.
3.Edit the DSConfig.txt file adding a flag per Job Server as explained below:
a–>Locate the AL_JobServerName[number] entry in the AL_JobServer section. That section will show something similar to:
[AL_JobServer]
AL_JobServerPath=”C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Data Services\/bin/al_jobserver.exe”
AL_JobServerLoadBalanceDebug=FALSE
AL_JobServerLoadOSPolling=60
AL_JobServerSendNotificationTimeout=60
AL_JobServerLoadRBThreshold=10
AL_JobServerLoadAlwaysRoundRobin=FALSE
AL_JobServerAdditionalJobCommandLine=
AL_JobServerThreadPoolDebug=FALSE
ServiceDisplayName=Data Integrator Service
AL_JobServerName1=jobServer101
AL_JobServerPort1=3500
AL_JobServerRepoPrefix1=
AL_JobServerLogDirectory1=
AL_JobServerBrokerPort1=4001
AL_JobServerAdapterManager1=1
AL_JobServerEnableSNMP1=
Note the number next to AL_JobServerName.
b–>Add the flag “AL_JobServerLogReDir[Job server number]” in DSConfig under the specific Job Server and point it to the desired location of your new logging folder using UNC path (if path has spaces surround it by quotes). Note: Mapped directories are not available to Windows services.
i.e.
AL_JobServerThreadPoolDebug=FALSE
ServiceDisplayName=Data Integrator Service
AL_JobServerName1=jobServer101
AL_JobServerPort1=3500
AL_JobServerRepoPrefix1=
AL_JobServerLogDirectory1=
AL_JobServerLogReDir1=\\SomeServerOrIP\DSlog1
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If you have more then one Job Server then configure similar flags for the other Job servers. For example for AL_JobServerName2, add the entry AL_JobServerLogReDir2 for the log directory for that Job Server, and so on.
4.Start the Data Services Job Service.