as_server process is producing excessive logging

Products

• CA Workload Automation AE - Scheduler (AutoSys)

Issue/Introduction

Autosys is logging lot of information to the $AUTOUSER/out/as_server.<instance>.log file. 

CAUAJM_I_30032 Client [CA WAAE AutoRep:8729][11][client.example.com:49695:XX:XX:XX:XX] [0xffc54bfc][05/18/2017 02:37:46.9834][0:[email protected]> 0] API ID [66] execution completed. Total time: 0.046 seconds. 

CAUAJM_I_30031 Client [CA WAAE AutoRep:8729][11][client.example.com:49695:XX:XX:XX:XX] [0xffc54b80][05/18/2017 02:37:47.0459][0:[email protected]> 0] API ID [257] execution started. 

Environment

Workload Automation AutoSys

Resolution

There is no way to turn off this as_server logging. Below information is used by customer base for auditing and log parsing purposes also. It is hard coded and not driven by variable ISDBGACTIV.

CAUAJM_I_30032 Client [CA WAAE AutoRep:8729][11][client.example.com:49695:XX:XX:XX:XX] [0xffc54bfc][05/18/2017 02:37:46.9834][0:[email protected]> 0] API ID [66] execution completed. Total time: 0.046 seconds. 

CAUAJM_I_30031 Client [CA WAAE AutoRep:8729][11][client.example.com:49695:XX:XX:XX:XX] [0xffc54b80][05/18/2017 02:37:47.0459][0:[email protected]> 0] API ID [257] execution started. 

Additional Information

If this is taking to much space, LOGROLLOVER option can be configured via $AUTOUSER/config.<instance>

#+---------- 
# 
# Keyword: LOGROLLOVER=<value> 
# 
# Specify when to roll over the Scheduler and Application Server 
# log file. 
# 
# Valid values are: 
# 
# OFF = Do not roll over the log file. 
# MIDNIGHT = Roll over the log file at midnight. 
# SIZE(n) = Roll over the log file when it becomes 
# larger than the value specified in number 
# of megabytes. 
# PURGE(n) = Remove all the application generated log 
# files older than the value specified in 
# number of days. 
# MIDNIGHT,SIZE(n) = Roll over the log file at midnight or when 
# it becomes larger than the value specified 
# in MB. 
# 
LOGROLLOVER=MIDNIGHT,PURGE(2)