how to stop netbackup log creation

Question

I open a case with Symantec netbackup on 10/18/12 to troubleshoot renaming medias.&nbsp; The tech enabled logging not sure where.&nbsp;
Now there is&nbsp;a daily 4 files of 51,200KB under \Veritas
etbackup\logs folder.&nbsp;
Can you tell me where to disable this logging?&nbsp; We are using netbackup 6.5.6
&nbsp;
Thank you

mph999 · Accepted Answer

The files will start with 51216-xxx-
Make a note of the number xxx
this command will turn the logs down.
vxlogcfg -a -p 51216 -o &lt;xxx&gt; -s DebugLevel=1 -s DiagnosticLevel=1
You could try 0 and 0, guess that would turn the logs totally off, but I always run logs at Debug 1/ Diag 6.
Just substitute the number xxx in the command
https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/quick-guide-setting-logs-netbackup
Martin

baba20009 · Answer

Thanks Martin.
I ran the comand shwowing "The configuration settings were added successfully".&nbsp;
I will check tomorrow morning hopefully no log will be there.
Do you see any problem with me deleting current logs in above location?
&nbsp;
Thanks
&nbsp;

mph999 · Answer

Depends if the files are open .. &nbsp;If they are then deleting them will not release the disk space - safer to stop NBU, delete them and restart.
You should not be so low on disk space that these files are an issue - thesystem should be designed to have a 'generous' amount of space for logs. &nbsp;If log levels need to be turned up and cannot, due to disk space, it can be impossible to fix issues.
Martin

baba20009 · Answer

On Monday i was able to manually delete all the log files.
Today i still see&nbsp;there is a daily 4 files of 51,200KB under \Veritas
etbackup\logs folder for last three days.
Apparently the command did not make any change!
Any Ideas?
&nbsp;
Thanks

baba20009 · Answer

i even set command&nbsp;to 0 and 0 and how come it is still not working?
&nbsp;

mph999 · Answer

I think some logs are on by default, can't be turned off completely.
If you look in .../netbackup folder, there is a file nblog.conf
Look in this (do NOT manually edit) and you will see the section for each oid number
&nbsp;
# 111. Enterprise Media Manager
111.L10nResource=nbemm
111.OIDNames=nbemm
111.LogDirectory=nbemm
111.DebugLevel=0
111.DiagnosticLevel=0
111.AppMsgLogging=ON
&nbsp;
You can see the settings.
&nbsp;
As you can see, I set the EMM log (111) to 0 and 0&nbsp;
&nbsp;
I looked in the EMM log, and I still have lines being added, for example

&nbsp;
	11/08/12 21:30:47.307 [Debug] NB 51216 mds 143 PID:27317 TID:12 File ID:111 [No context] 1 [getUnloadDrivesList] EXIT STATUS = 0 (EMM_ERROR_Success, Success)
	&nbsp;
	We see that this line is 'File ID: 111' so it is the EMM log, but the 'process' is 143 (which is mds), so even with EMM at 0/0 the mds lines are still added. &nbsp;Looking at the 143 bit of nblog.conf I see it has never been changed:
	&nbsp;
	
		# 143. EMM Media and Device Selection
		143.L10nResource=mds
		143.OIDNames=mds
		&nbsp;
		So it is at default values.
		&nbsp;
		So yes, some logging is on by default. &nbsp;I am not sure if it is even possible to turn it all off completely, you could try setting debug/ diag to 0 for everything.
		&nbsp;
		I am not sure why a small amount of logging is an issue - the system should have been &nbsp;designed to cope with this.
		&nbsp;
		martin
		&nbsp;
		&nbsp;
	
	&nbsp;
	&nbsp;
	&nbsp;
	&nbsp;

&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;
&nbsp;

Forum Discussion

how to stop netbackup log creation

7 Replies

Related Content

Stopping netbackup services

Start/stop NetBackup with Ansible

Stopping Netbackup

User creation on netbackup master server

Re: Change NBU Client Path on Linux

Recent Discussions

command: bperror

MS-SharePoint policy restore error (2804) .

How to restore a backup

How to configure RBAC

10 years old netbackup appliance database service down, ssl certification out date