System Log - Display file size

[sharonjanisch]

We are planning an upgrade to Geneva and were reviewing the Upgrade Best Practice documentation.     It says to look at log file sizeto check for excessively large log files.     However I do not see a file size on the System Logs > System Log > Errors log list nor do I see an option to add that to the list view.   Am I in the wrong location?

[sergiu_panaite · Accepted solution]

Hi Sharon,

If you have admin rights, you can go to System Logs -> Utilities -> Node Log File Download. There you can see the log for each day along with its size.

Regards,

[sharonjanisch]

Thanks, I've found that but now I'm not sure what's normal or how to tell if there's something that I should be concerned with.       What should I be checking for here?

[sergiu_panaite]

As per wiki:

"When reviewing log files, look at log file size. Excessively large log files, especially those larger than 1 GB, could be an indicator of issues on the instance. Evaluate large log files for frequent errors or other excessive logging that should be fixed."

Upgrades Best Practices - ServiceNow Wiki

6.5 Evaluate Log Data

Regards,