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DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration.Directories Property

Gets or sets the buffer configuration for file-based logs, including custom logs.

Namespace: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics
Assembly: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics (in Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics.dll)
'Usage
Dim instance As DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration
Dim value As DirectoriesBufferConfiguration

value = instance.Directories

instance.Directories = value
public DirectoriesBufferConfiguration Directories { get; set; }
/** @property */
/** @attribute CompilerGeneratedAttribute() */ 
public DirectoriesBufferConfiguration get_Directories ()

/** @property */
/** @attribute CompilerGeneratedAttribute() */ 
public void set_Directories (DirectoriesBufferConfiguration value)

CompilerGeneratedAttribute 
public function get Directories () : DirectoriesBufferConfiguration

CompilerGeneratedAttribute 
public function set Directories (value : DirectoriesBufferConfiguration)

Property Value

Type: Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Diagnostics.DirectoriesBufferConfiguration

Returns DirectoriesBufferConfiguration.

The Directories property is used to specify the DirectoriesBufferConfiguration data buffer that is used for file-based logs. This property enables you to add one or more data sources to the DataSources collection, which is of type DirectoryConfiguration. You can also specify the default data buffer properties: BufferQuotaInMB and ScheduledTransferPeriod.

Example

The following code snippet creates a new diagnostic monitor configuration, specifies the directories configuration for file-based logs, and starts the diagnostic monitor using the new configuration.

public override bool OnStart()
{
    // Get the default initial configuration for DiagnosticMonitor.
    DiagnosticMonitorConfiguration diagnosticConfiguration = DiagnosticMonitor.GetDefaultInitialConfiguration();

    // Create a new DirectoryConfiguration object.
    DirectoryConfiguration directoryConfiguration = new DirectoryConfiguration();

    // Add the name for the blob container in Windows Azure storage.
    directoryConfiguration.Container = "wad-custom-logs";

    // Add the directory size quota for the blob container.
    directoryConfiguration.DirectoryQuotaInMB = 2048;

    // Add the log path in the role using RoleEnvironment.GetLocalResource().
    directoryConfiguration.Path = RoleEnvironment.GetLocalResource("LogsLocation").RootPath;

    // Add the directoryConfiguration to the Directories collection.
    diagnosticConfiguration.Directories.DataSources.Add(directoryConfiguration);

    // Schedule a transfer period of 30 minutes.
    diagnosticConfiguration.Directories.ScheduledTransferPeriod = TimeSpan.FromMinutes(30.0);

    // Start the DiagnosticMonitor using the diagnosticConfig and our connection string.
    DiagnosticMonitor.Start("Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Plugins.Diagnostics.ConnectionString", diagnosticConfiguration);

    return base.OnStart();
}


Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Development Platforms

Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008

Target Platforms

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