Troubleshooting guide

Activity Logs
64 NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide - UNIX
Note NetBackup can automatically delete the activity logs only if all clients are running at
least NetBackup 3.0 software. If any clients are running an earlier version of
NetBackup and you do not upgrade them, you must manually delete the activity
logs.
◆ Activity logs can grow very large. Enable them only if unexplained problems exist
and delete both the logs and the associated directory when they are no longer needed.
◆ Each activity log is kept in a separate subdirectory under:
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs (on UNIX servers and clients)
install_path\NetBackup\Logs (on Windows NT/2000 servers)
Activity logging takes place only if you create the subdirectory where the process can
store its logs.
◆ A process creates one activity log file per day.
On UNIX, the file names created are of the form:
log.mmddyy
For example:
log.140898
On Windows NT/2000, the file names created are of the form:
mmddyy.log
For example:
040198.log
◆ An activity log file is created when the process begins. Therefore, you must create the
directory for an activity log before the process starts.
◆ To increase the amount of information that processes write in the logs:
◆ On UNIX systems, define the string VERBOSE in the file:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.conf
VERBOSE by itself sets the verbose value to 1. To set a higher value, for more
logging detail, enter VERBOSE = 2 or a higher value.
Caution High verbose values can cause debug logs to become extremely large.
The UNIX commands that start some daemons and programs (for example, bprd)
also have verbose options. To enable verbose logging for only specific processes,
specify the verbose flag (if available) when starting the program or daemon.