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NIKHIL234656595
Level 6
12 years ago

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin> vxlogview -p 51216 -d all >d:\logging\out.txt V-1-1-13 NOTE: There were 1,198 corrupted log records.

C:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin>  vxlogview -p 51216 -d all >d:\logging\out.txt V-1-1-13 NOTE: There were 1,198 corrupted log records.   What this vxlogview basically does 
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  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    12 years ago

    The command to delete the vx logs is ...

    vxlogmgr -F

    I don't think this is in the TN, as deleting logs wasn't something I covered - the TN was getting too complex.

    This will delete the unified logs, aprt from the ones that are in use.  These MUST NOT be deleted as it will probably break NBU until it is restarted.

    The legacy logs (in /usr/openv/netbackup/bin and /usr/openv/volmgr/debug ) can be delete with the operating system delete/ rm commands, but again, you must not delete ayny log files in use (so just avoid deleting 'todays').

    The logs under /usr/openv/logs are the unified logs.

    The commands to view them are in http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH75805 under the section "Reading VX logs".

     

    The paths to the commands are :

     

    As far as where is the commands are, look in the post

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/netbackup-basics-and-how-make-your-life-easier

    Under section A

    Martin

mph999's avatar
mph999
Level 6
12 years ago

No, it is used to convert the logs of the  processes that log in these 'unifed' logs to a readable format.

Logs such as bptm are ,legacy' - just straight text files that can be opened and read.

THis TN explains everything you need to know about unified logs.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH75805

NOTE. The TN talks about copying unifed logs - this is all correct, but it is much much easier to use the nbcplogs command

 http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH126223

This is only needed if you are sending in logs to symantec, and the symantec TSE will be able to send you the correct version of the command you need to run.

The unifed logs (vx) logs are created in a raw format.  Each log line contains many numbers.

When you run vxlogview it causes NBU to look up these numbers in 'library' files and replace the numbers with 'readable' words.

raw log files are therefore samller than when they have been processed.  Generally raw log files should be sent in to symantec, not processed.

When I run vxlogview I usually use these options :

vxlogview -p 51216 -i <oid number> -d all

Some logs don't accept -i, but most do.

EG.

EMM (111) is a NBU process.  The EMM log will contain MDS (143) log lines also.  So the 'MDS' log is not a separate log file it is part of the EMM log.  If I run -o 111 I will only see the EMM lines, if I use -i 111, then I will see the EMM lines and the MDS lines ...

Martin