Logrotate command, bigpipe

From NetworkCommands

A command available on some F5 Networks BigIP platforms; used to control log file rotation parameters.

Availability

v9.4 Onwards

Usage Syntax

bigpipe logrotate common backlogs number_of_days

bigpipe logrotate list

While other options are available, they are not designed to be used except under advice from F5 technical support.

Usage Examples

bigstart logrotate common backlogs 28 - Have the device save 28 days worth of the common log files. Values from 1 to 100 are valid.

bigstart logrotate list - Display the logrotate backlog setting

Usage Notes

When log rotation occurs, you may see this log message in the system log: SIGHUP received, reloading configuration, this is normal and does not interrupt operation.

Bigpipe Usage Notes

Don't forget to save your changes using the bigpipe save all command.

Note in most cases, the show keyword displays object status or statistics, the list keyword displays configuration.

The bigpipe command can be abbreviated to just b (e.g. b help instead of bigpipe help.) Alternatively, (from v9.4,) you can use the bigpipe shell to enter commands without prefixing them with bigpipe.

Where curly or normal brackets {} or () or quotes "" or exclamation mark ! are required as part of a command and you are not using the bigpipe shell, they must be proceeded with a back slash \ to prevent the bash shell from parsing them as system commands.