DOCSP-47980-log-storage-size

source/includes/list-table-shell-properties.rst

@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@
        specify at least one log retention criterion. See
        :ref:`mongosh-logs-retention`.
 
+   * - ``logRetentionGB``
+     - float or Infinity
+     - Unset
+     - Maximum amount of space in gigabytes used for |mdb-shell| logs.
+       If the combined size of |mdb-shell| logs exceeds this value, log
+       files are deleted starting with the oldest logs.
+
+       If this value is set to ``Infinity``, log files are not deleted
+       based on storage size. To prevent log storage from growing too
+       large, always specify at least one log retention criterion. See
+       :ref:`mongosh-logs-retention`.
+
    * - ``redactHistory``
      - string
      - ``remove``

source/logs/retention.txt

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Get Started
 To customize log retention, see these pages:
 
 - :ref:`mongosh-log-file-duration`
+- :ref:`mongosh-log-retention-gb`
 - :ref:`mongosh-log-file-count`
 
 Details
@@ -31,4 +32,5 @@ Details
    :titlesonly:
 
    Duration </logs/retention/duration>
+   Storage Size </logs/retention/size>
    File Count </logs/retention/file-count>

source/logs/retention/duration.txt

@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 Modify Log Retention Duration
 =============================
 
+.. contents:: On this page
+   :local:
+   :backlinks: none
+   :depth: 1
+   :class: singlecol
+
 You can modify how long |mdb-shell| log files are retained. A log
 cleanup process automatically deletes log files older than the specified
 retention period. By default, log files are retained for 30 days.
@@ -64,9 +70,10 @@ Disable Duration-Based Log Cleanup
 
 To instruct |mdb-shell| to not delete logs based on file age, set
 ``logRetentionDays`` to ``Infinity``. You can perform this action
-through the config API or configuration file.
+through the config API or configuration file. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
 
-.. important::
+    config.set("logRetentionDays", Infinity)
 
-   To prevent log storage from growing too large, always specify at
-   least one log retention criterion.
+.. include:: /includes/specify-one-retention-criterion.rst

source/logs/retention/size.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+.. _mongosh-log-retention-gb:
+
+===============================
+Modify Maximum Log Storage Size
+===============================
+
+.. contents:: On this page
+   :local:
+   :backlinks: none
+   :depth: 1
+   :class: singlecol
+
+You can specify a maximum combined storage size for |mdb-shell| log
+files. If the total size of all log files exceeds the maximum, log files
+are deleted until the combined size is below the threshold, starting
+with the oldest log files. By default, there is no maximum log storage
+size.
+
+About this Task
+---------------
+
+To specify a maximum log storage size, set the ``logRetentionGB``
+configuration option. ``logRetentionGB`` can be any positive float
+value (including less than ``1``).
+
+.. include:: /includes/log-retention-multiple-criteria.rst
+
+To check the current storage size of log files, check the size of the
+log folder. To see the current log folder, run the following command
+from the |mdb-shell|:
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+   config.get('logLocation')
+
+Before you Begin
+----------------
+
+To check the current maximum log storage size, run the following
+command:
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+   config.get("logRetentionGB")
+
+Steps
+-----
+
+To modify maximum log storage size, set the ``logRetentionGB``
+configuration option. You can set configuration options in the
+:ref:`configuration API <configure-settings-api>` or a
+:ref:`configuration file <configure-settings-global>`.
+
+Modify Maximum Log Storage Size with the API
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The following command uses the config API to set the maximum log storage
+size to 3.5 GB:
+
+.. io-code-block::
+   :copyable: true
+
+   .. input::
+      :language: javascript
+
+      config.set("logRetentionGB", 3.5)
+
+   .. output::
+      :language: javascript
+
+      Setting "logRetentionGB" has been changed
+
+Modify Maximum Log Storage Size with a Configuration File
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The following configuration file sets the maximum log storage size to
+3.5 GB:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   mongosh:
+     logRetentionGB: 3.5
+
+Disable Maximum Log Storage Size
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+To instruct the |mdb-shell| to not delete logs based on storage size,
+set ``logRetentionGB`` to ``Infinity``. You can perform this action
+through the config API or configuration file. For example:
+
+.. code-block:: javascript
+
+    config.set("logRetentionGB", Infinity)
+
+.. include:: /includes/specify-one-retention-criterion.rst