Troubleshooting guide

Using the Logs and Reports

NetBackup produces the following categories of information that you can use for

troubleshooting problems.

◆ Reports

◆ Status for User Operations

◆ System Logs

◆ Activity Logs

◆ Media Manager Logs

◆ Windows NT/2000 Event Viewer Logging Option

◆ Troubleshooting the Java Administration Interface

Note The format of the entries in the NetBackup logs is subject to change without notice.

The following figure shows whether this information is available on the client or server

and the processes involved in making the information available. The remaining topics in

this chapter describe the reports and logs shown on the figure.

See Appendix A for more information on the programs and daemons mentioned in this

figure and elsewhere in this chapter.