HOW TO: Configure QoS Logging

This step-by-step article describes how to configure QoS Logging.

In Windows 2000 Quality of Service (QoS), you can use RSVP message logging to verify that RSVP messages are being sent and received. Enabling account logging causes new log entries to be created whenever a client requests bandwidth.

There are two kinds of QoS logging that can be enabled in Windows 2000: RSVP message logging and Accounting logging. These logs are both ASCII files. They can be viewed using spreadsheets, and possibly can be imported into ODBC-compatible databases.

The QoS logs can be configured to enable and limit the creation of log files. Settings include the log file location, the number of log files, the maximum file size, and the logging level that is viewed in the system event log. The logging levels are: Both the Accounting log and the RSVP message log may grow to their maximum size, and then based on the parameters set, be overwritten. Or, a new file may be created unless the maximum number of files has been reached.

The RSVP message log file is placed in a user-specified location and is named RsvptraceNN.txt, where NN is a sequential number. The Accounting log file is placed in a user-specified location as well, and is named AcsusersessionNN.txt, where the NN is a sequential number.

Configure Account Logging

1. Open QoS ACS Manager.
2. In Subnetwork properties, click the Accounting tab.
3. Set the account properties:
   
   1. To record QoS ACS host information about network resource usage in a log file, click Enable Accounting.
   2. To specify where the log file is created, click Directory.
   3. To specify the maximum number of circular log files created before the first is overwritten with new data, type a number in the Number of log files box.
   4. To specify the largest size of each circular log file before the next one is created, type a number in the Maximum file size box.

Configure RSVP Message Logging

1. Open QoS ACS Manager.
2. In Subnetwork properties, click the Logging tab.
3. Set the logging properties:
   
   1. To determine whether the QoS ACS host records all RSVP messages in a log file, click to select the Enable RSVP message logging check box.
   2. To specify where you want the log file to be created, type the path in the Log file location box.
   3. To specify the maximum number of circular log files QoS ACS can create, type a number in the Number of log files box.
   4. To specify the largest size that each circular log file can be before the next one is created, type a number in the Maximum file size box.
   5. To determine what type of transactions are tracked in the event log, click the appropriate number in the Logging level box.