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FileMax

The maximum number of instances of the log file that ETW creates. This element applies to the file mode autologger configuration only. For more information about FileMax, refer to Configuring and Starting an AutoLogger Session

Element Hierarchy

Syntax

<FileMax Operation               = "Set" | "Add" | “Remove”
         Value                   = unsignedLong>
</FileMax>

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default
Operation Indicates whether FileMax should be set or added. This attribute can have one of the following values:
  • Set
  • Add
  • Remove
No Set
Value Indicates the maximum number of instances of the log file that ETW creates. Maximum value is 16. unsignedLong Yes

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Element Description
EventCollector Represents an event collector.
EventCollectorId Represents an event collector identifier.
HeapEventCollector Represents a heap event collector.
HeapEventCollectorId Represents a heap event collector identifier.
SystemCollector Represents a system collector.
SystemCollectorId Represents a system collector identifier.
HypervisorCollector Represents a hypervisor collector.
HypervisorCollectorId Represents a hypervisor collector identifier.

Remarks

This element is used only for file mode recording.

Example

The following examples show how this element is used in event collector definitions.

When you set up the autologger with this EventCollector, ETW will create the trace file with different file name at every boot, for example <sessionname>.etl.0001. The maximum instances of the files are five.

<EventCollector Id="EventCollector_MultimediaEx" Name="WPDiet MultimediaEx">
  <BufferSize Value="128"/>
  <Buffers Value="40"/>
  <MaximumFileSize Value="100" FileMode="Circular"/>
  <FileMax Value="5"/>
</EventCollector>

Elements

SystemCollector

EventCollector

HeapEventCollector

HypervisorEventCollector