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Console_Mark_Time_Interval

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Parameter: Console_Mark_Time_Interval
Short description: Time interval (in minutes) at which a timestamp ("Mark") is written to the server console log – improves readability of console.log during forensics.

Profile

Parameter
Console_Mark_Time_Interval
Category
Logging / Debug
Component
Server
Available since
9.0
Supported versions
9.0.1, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 14.0, 14.5, 14.5.1
GUI equivalent
notes.ini only (no GUI)
Possible values
Minutes as integer (typically 5–60)

Description

During quiet periods, nothing may be written to the Domino server console for minutes or even hours at a time. For later analysis of console.log, it then becomes difficult to establish a time reference. Console_Mark_Time_Interval instructs Domino to write a time marker ("Mark <timestamp>") to the console log at the specified interval – similar to the classic syslog mark.
For forensics and correlation with other systems, values between 5 and 15 minutes are reasonable; without Console_Log_Enabled=1, the parameter only affects the live console.

Example configuration

Console_Log_Enabled=1
Console_Mark_Time_Interval=10

Notes & pitfalls

  • Value in minutes.
  • 0 disables marker writing.
  • For quiet servers (almost no console output), a smaller value is worthwhile.
  • Takes effect after a server restart.
  • Complementary to Console_Log_Enabled, ConsoleLogMaxKbSize, CONSOLE_LOG_MAX_FILES.