I am trying to understand the difference between log files and log indexes in terms of retention. We have a management server setup for Logging&Status, SmartEvent Viewer, and Correlation Unit. Log indexing is enabled and set to alert when space is below 20% and delete old files below 22%. Index files is set to delete older than 7 days. The folder /opt/CPrt-R80/log_indexes shows 7 days worth of index files. However the folder /opt/CPsuite-R80/fw1/log shows log files going back several months. We have cleared out log files from this folder before. With indexing set to delete older than 7 days we can only go back 7 days on reports but the log files themselves go back past 7 days. I am trying to understand the difference between the log files themselves and the indexing retention.
Thanks.