how to stop netbackup log creation

[baba20009]

I open a case with Symantec netbackup on 10/18/12 to troubleshoot renaming medias.  The tech enabled logging not sure where. 

Now there is a daily 4 files of 51,200KB under \Veritas\netbackup\logs folder. 

Can you tell me where to disable this logging?  We are using netbackup 6.5.6

Thank you

[mph999 · Accepted solution]

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 <xxx> -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]

Thanks Martin.

I ran the comand shwowing "The configuration settings were added successfully". 

I will check tomorrow morning hopefully no log will be there.

Do you see any problem with me deleting current logs in above location?

Thanks

[mph999]

Depends if the files are open ..  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.  If log levels need to be turned up and cannot, due to disk space, it can be impossible to fix issues.

Martin

[baba20009]

On Monday i was able to manually delete all the log files.

Today i still see there is a daily 4 files of 51,200KB under \Veritas\netbackup\logs folder for last three days.

Apparently the command did not make any change!

Any Ideas?

Thanks

[baba20009]

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

[mph999]

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

# 111. Enterprise Media Manager

111.L10nResource=nbemm

111.OIDNames=nbemm

111.LogDirectory=nbemm

111.DebugLevel=0

111.DiagnosticLevel=0

111.AppMsgLogging=ON

You can see the settings.

As you can see, I set the EMM log (111) to 0 and 0 

I looked in the EMM log, and I still have lines being added, for example

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)

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.  Looking at the 143 bit of nblog.conf I see it has never been changed:

# 143. EMM Media and Device Selection

143.L10nResource=mds

143.OIDNames=mds

So it is at default values.

So yes, some logging is on by default.  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.

I am not sure why a small amount of logging is an issue - the system should have been  designed to cope with this.

martin

[baba20009]

my nblog.conf file show below:

I did ran the 0 and 0 this morning but nothing got changed.

My E: drive where netbackup database is shows

57 GB total 17 GB free

last week it had 1.5 GB free due to 10 days worth of logs!!

this was not like this two weeks ago before i open a support ticket with Symantec netbackup.

i guess i could call and open another ticket.  i thought it would be easy to fix this here.

Thanks Martin for responding.

*************

#$Id: nblog.conf.nt,v 1.45 2005/08/04 21:11:56 $
#$VRTScprght: Copyright 1993 - 2005 VERITAS Software Corporation, All Rights Reserved $
#PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE MANUALLY. USE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE
#vxlogcfg INSTEAD.
#Please do not edit the L10nResource related settings.

Default.LogDirectory=E:\PROGRA~1\VERITAS\NetBackup\logs
Default.DebugLevel=1
Default.DiagnosticLevel=1
Default.LogToStdout=false
Default.LogToStderr=false
Default.LogToOslog=false
Default.L10nLib=E:\Program Files\VERITAS\NetBackup\bin\vxextwincat_1.dll
Default.L10nResourceDir=E:\PROGRA~1\VERITAS\NetBackup\resources
Default.RolloverMode=FileSize
Default.RolloverAtLocalTime=00.00
Default.NumberOfLogFiles=3
Default.MaxLogFileSizeKB=51200
Default.LogFilePermissions=664
Default.SyslogIdent=VRTS-NB
Default.SyslogOpt=0
Default.SyslogFacility=LOG_LOCAL5

#Message catalogs
#Services
102.L10nResource=nbwrg
102.NtEventLogSourceName=nbwrg
102.OIDNames=nbwrg

111.L10nResource=emm
111.NtEventLogSourceName=emm
111.OIDNames=nbemm
111.DebugLevel=1
111.DiagnosticLevel=1

113.L10nResource=nbcim
113.NtEventLogSourceName=nbcim
113.OIDNames=nbcim

116.L10nResource=nbpem
116.NtEventLogSourceName=nbpem
116.OIDNames=nbpem

117.L10nResource=nbjm
117.NtEventLogSourceName=nbjm
117.OIDNames=nbjm

118.L10nResource=nbrb
118.NtEventLogSourceName=nbrb
118.OIDNames=nbrb

119.L10nResource=bmrd
119.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrd
119.OIDNames=bmrd,bmrbd

121.L10nResource=bmrsavecfg
121.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrsavecfg
121.OIDNames=bmrsavecfg

122.L10nResource=bmrc
122.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrc
122.OIDNames=bmrc

123.L10nResource=bmrs
123.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrs
123.OIDNames=bmrs

124.L10nResource=bmrmedia
124.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrmedia
124.OIDNames=bmrcreatefloppy

125.L10nResource=bmrsrt
125.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrsrt
125.OIDNames=bmrsrtadm

126.L10nResource=bmrprep
126.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrprep
126.OIDNames=bmrprep

127.L10nResource=bmrsetup
127.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrsetup
127.OIDNames=bmrsetupmaster,bmrsetupboot

128.L10nResource=bmrcommon
128.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrcommon
128.OIDNames=bmrcommon,bmrlibs,bmrmisc             

129.L10nResource=bmrconfig
129.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrconfig
129.OIDNames=bmrconfig

130.L10nResource=bmrpkg
130.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrpkg
130.OIDNames=bmrcreatepkg

131.L10nResource=bmrrestore
131.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrrestore
131.OIDNames=bmrrestore

132.L10nResource=nbsl
132.NtEventLogSourceName=nbsl
132.OIDNames=nbsl

134.L10nResource=ndmpagent
134.NtEventLogSourceName=ndmpagent
134.OIDNames=ndmpagent

137.L10nResource=libraries
137.NtEventLogSourceName=libraries

140.L10nResource=mmui
140.NtEventLogSourceName=mmui
140.OIDNames=mmui

142.L10nResource=bmrepadm
142.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrepadm
142.OIDNames=bmrepadm

143.L10nResource=emm
143.DebugLevel=2
143.NtEventLogSourceName=emm
143.OIDNames=mds

144.L10nResource=emm
144.NtEventLogSourceName=da
144.OIDNames=da

151.L10nResource=ndmp
151.NtEventLogSourceName=ndmp
151.OIDNames=ndmp

153.L10nResource=nbgenjob
153.NtEventLogSourceName=nbgenjob
153.OIDNames=nbgenjob

154.L10nResource=bmrovradm
154.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrovradm
154.OIDNames=bmrovradm

#TAO debug level
156.DebugLevel=0

157.L10nResource=nbnos
157.NtEventLogSourceName=nbnos
157.OIDNames=nbnos

163.L10nResource=nbsvcmon
163.NtEventLogSourceName=nbsvcmon
163.OIDNames=nbsvcmon

166.L10nResource=nbvault
166.NtEventLogSourceName=nbvault
166.OIDNames=nbvault
178.L10nResource=dsm
178.NtEventLogSourceName=dsm
178.OIDNames=dsm
199.L10nResource=ftservices
199.NtEventLogSourceName=FATServer
199.OIDNames=FATServer
200.L10nResource=ftservices
200.NtEventLogSourceName=FATClient
200.OIDNames=FATClient
201.L10nResource=ftservices
201.NtEventLogSourceName=FSM
201.OIDNames=FSM
219.L10nResource=rsrcevtmgr
219.NtEventLogSourceName=emm
219.OIDNames=rem
220.L10nResource=dps
220.NtEventLogSourceName=dps
220.OIDNames=dps
221.L10nResource=nbrmms
221.NtEventLogSourceName=nbrmms
221.OIDNames=mpms
222.L10nResource=nbrmms
222.NtEventLogSourceName=nbrmms
222.OIDNames=nbrmms
226.L10nResource=nbstserv
226.NtEventLogSourceName=nbstserv
226.OIDNames=nbstserv
230.L10nResource=rdsm
230.NtEventLogSourceName=rdsm
230.OIDNames=rdsm
231.L10nResource=nbevtmgr
231.NtEventLogSourceName=nbevtmgr
231.OIDNames=nbevtmgr
248.L10nResource=bmrlaunch
248.NtEventLogSourceName=bmrlaunch
248.OIDNames=bmrlaunch
254.L10nResource=SPSV2RecoveryAsst
254.NtEventLogSourceName=SPSV2RecoveryAsst
254.OIDNames=SPSV2RecoveryAsst
261.L10nResource=aggs
261.OIDNames=aggs
263.OIDNames=wingui
271.L10nResource=nbecmsg
271.OIDNames=nbecmsg
272.L10nResource=expmgr
272.NtEventLogSourceName=expmgr
272.OIDNames=expmgr
286.L10nResource=nbkms
286.NtEventLogSourceName=nbkms
286.OIDNames=nbkms