Overview

This article provides two workarounds to keep in mind in the case where the Internet Information Service (IIS) log file size keeps incrementing at a high rate.

Resolution

To address this issue, you can perform either of the following actions.

Reduce the Amount of Data Being Logged

Every time a device checks in with the Surveyor server, a 128-byte line is generated in the IIS log file. This log file records data for every device that checks in, every time the device checks in.

The lower the check-in interval time, the greater the amount of log data that will be generated on a daily basis (128-bytes of data x number of devices x number of times devices are checking in per hour).

To reduce the amount of data being logged, set the check-in interval to a higher number of minutes. To modify the check-in interval, on the Configure menu , click System Settings.

This is further explained in Time Required for Policy and Power State Changes to Take Effect (see section Determining and Modifying Check-In Intervals).

Run a Daily Scheduled Task to Trim the IIS Log File Size

1. Copy the DeleteIISLogs.VBS script to the Tools subfolder of the Verdiem Server installation folder.
   Note: Please contact Verdiem Support to obtain this script.
   
2. Create a scheduled task to execute this script on a daily basis. The time of day is irrelevant.
   
   
   
   
3. In the task’s Security options section, select the 'SYSTEM' account, and enable the 'Run with highest privileges' option by checking the checkbox next to it, as shown in the image below.