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When you want to keep production Iguana logs for longer terms, it is recommended to setup a “Log Archive Iguana“ instead of extending PROD Iguana “Maximum Log Age“. Here is how you can achieve it.

Design

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Key Components

PROD Iguana: production Iguana that needs to archive long term logs
Log Archive Iguana: Iguana that view archived logs
Log Locker Files (Enterprise/Professional License ONLY): logs.locker and log.auto are used for decrypt Iguana logs for Enterprise and Professional Iguana License
Iguana Log Files: daily generated Iguana logs for backup and restore
Log Archive Repo: a shared drive that can store large long term Iguana logs

Leverage OS native file sync tools to auto backup and restore Iguana logs
- Windows Robocopy: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/robocopy
- Linux Rsync: https://linuxize.com/post/how-to-use-rsync-for-local-and-remote-data-transfer-and-synchronization/
It is recommend recommended to restore partial logs into Log Archive Iguana instead of all logs. The larger logs files, the slower Iguana startup time and log search time.