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JAM1991
Level 4
10 years ago

NBU Linux Logs

Enterprise support have requested the following logs.  First time gathering logs from a UNIX client, could someone please explain how I can obtain the below? Checked the /usr/openv/netbackup/lo...
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  • mph999's avatar
    mph999
    10 years ago

    https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/quick-guide-setting-logs-netbackup

     

    Just create the dir under netbackup/logs for the process you want to get the logs for.

    eg.  /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbkar

    YOu'll need to restart the NBU processes for the change to be picked up, but also first add VERBOSE = 5 into bp.conf to increase the verbose level.

    Apart from PBX, which is a unified log.

    Debug/ Diag 6 is wrong for PBX, it has a max log level of 10 which is the default

    The level set can be checked with /opt/VRTSpbx/bin/pbxcfg -p

    It can be changed with /opt/VRTSpbx/bin/pbxcfg -s -l <level>

    It can be viewed with 

    /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/vxlogview -p 50936 -o 103 -t 1:00:00

    (this wouold display the last 1 hour, relative to when the command is run)

mph999's avatar
mph999
Level 6
10 years ago

NOOOOO

Do not ever run mklogdir at VERBOSE 5 

It sets every 'legacy' log possible and with VERBOSE 5 you will likely use vast amounts of disk space running the possibility of running out, and if NBU doesn't react quick enough, corruption of the NBDB transaction log.

I explained exactly what to do in my first post, including that PBX was a 'different' log (vx /unified) and how to check the setting for its logging level, adjust it, and read the log.

I also gave a link to an article that explains very clearly about logs.