MBAM Svclog files Filling Disk Space

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Let me fix it myself

To resolve this issue follow steps mentioned below:

1. Connect to MBAM server where you have installed MBAM Admin and Monitoring Server role.
2. Open IIS Manager on MBAM Server and stop the IIS and MBAM Websites.
   • Delete the corresponding svclog files from the folders under:
     • C:\inetpub\Malta BitLocker Management Solution\Logs\Recovery And Hardware Service
     • C:\inetpub\Malta BitLocker Management Solution\Logs\Compliance Status Service
     • C:\inetpub\Malta BitLocker Management Solution\Logs\Administration Service
     
     Note: Make sure you delete only svc log files and not folders from above location.
   Follow steps 3, 4 and 5, to change the switchValue from Warning,ActivityTracing to Warning and Information,ActivityTracing to Warning.
3. Browse to and modify these lines as suggested.
   
   C:\inetpub\Malta BitLocker Management Solution\MBAM Administration Service\web.config
   
   <sources>
   <source name="System.ServiceModel" switchValue="Warning,ActivityTracingWarning" propagateActivity="true">
   <listeners>
   <add name="ServiceModelTraceListener">
   </add>
   </listeners>
   </source>
   <source name="Microsoft.Mbam.ApplicationSupportService" switchValue="Information,ActivityTracingWarning"propagateActivity="true">
   <listeners>
   <add name="ServiceModelTraceListener">
   </add>
   </listeners>
   </source>
   </sources>
4. Browse to and modify these lines as suggested.
   
   C:\inetpub\Malta BitLocker Management Solution\MBAM Compliance Status Service\web.config
   
   <sources>
   <source name="System.ServiceModel" switchValue="Warning,ActivityTracingWarning" propagateActivity="true">
   <listeners>
   <add name="ServiceModelTraceListener">
   </add>
   </listeners>
   </source>
   <source name="Microsoft.Mbam.ReportingService" switchValue="Information,ActivityTracingWarning" propagateActivity="true">
   <listeners>
   <add name="ServiceModelTraceListener">
   </add>
   </listeners>
   </source>
   </sources>
5. Browse to and modify these lines as suggested.
   
   C:\inetpub\Malta BitLocker Management Solution\MBAM Recovery And Hardware Service\web.config
   
   <sources>
   <source name="System.ServiceModel" switchValue="Warning,ActivityTracingWarning" propagateActivity="true">
   <listeners>
   <add name="ServiceModelTraceListener">
   </add>
   </listeners>
   </source>
   <source name="Microsoft.Mbam.CoreService" switchValue="Information,ActivityTracingWarning" propagateActivity="true">
   <listeners>
   <add name="ServiceModelTraceListener">
   </add>
   </listeners>
   </source>
   </sources>
6. Save the web.config file and start the IIS and MBAM web services.

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