NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

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Product(s): NetBackup (10.5)
  1. Using logs
    1.  
      About logging
    2.  
      Logging properties
    3.  
      Logging levels
    4.  
      Log retention and log size
    5. Changing the logging levels
      1.  
        Set the Media Manager debug logging to a higher level
      2.  
        Changing the logging level on Windows clients
    6. About unified logging
      1.  
        Gathering unified logs for NetBackup
      2.  
        Types of unified logging messages
      3.  
        File name format for unified logging
      4.  
        Originator IDs for the entities that use unified logging
      5.  
        About changing the location of unified log files
      6.  
        About rolling over unified log files
      7.  
        About recycling unified log files
      8.  
        About using the vxlogview command to view unified logs
      9.  
        Examples of using vxlogview to view unified logs
      10.  
        Examples of using vxlogmgr to manage unified logs
      11.  
        Examples of using vxlogcfg to configure unified logs
      12.  
        Accessibility of the unified logs
    7. About legacy logging
      1.  
        UNIX client processes that use legacy logging
      2.  
        PC client processes that use legacy logging
      3.  
        File name format for legacy logging
      4.  
        Directory names for legacy debug logs for servers
      5.  
        Directory names for legacy debug logs for media and device management
      6.  
        How to control the amount of information written to legacy logging files
      7.  
        Limit the size and retention of legacy logs
      8.  
        Accessibility of the legacy logs
    8.  
      Setting retention limits for logs on clients
    9.  
      UNIX logging with syslogd
    10.  
      Logging options with the Windows Event Viewer
  2. Backup process and logging
    1.  
      Backup process
    2. NetBackup process descriptions
      1.  
        Backup and restore startup process
      2.  
        Backup and archive processes
      3.  
        Backups and archives - UNIX clients
      4.  
        Multiplexed backup process
    3.  
      About backup logging
    4.  
      Sending backup logs to Technical Support
  3. Media and device processes and logging
    1.  
      Media and device management startup process
    2.  
      Media and device management process
    3.  
      Shared Storage Option management process
    4.  
      Barcode operations
    5.  
      Media and device management components
  4. Restore process and logging
    1.  
      Restore process
    2.  
      UNIX client restore
    3.  
      Windows client restore
    4.  
      About restore logging
    5.  
      Sending restore logs to Technical Support
  5. Advanced backup and restore features
    1.  
      SAN Client Fiber Transport backup
    2.  
      SAN Client Fiber Transport restore
    3.  
      Hot catalog backup
    4.  
      Hot catalog restore
    5. Synthetic backups
      1.  
        Logs to accompany problem reports for synthetic backups
      2.  
        Creating legacy log directories to accompany problem reports for synthetic backup
  6. Storage logging
    1.  
      NDMP backup logging
    2.  
      NDMP restore logging
  7. NetBackup Deduplication logging
    1.  
      Deduplication backup process to the Media Server Deduplication Pool (MSDP)
    2.  
      Client deduplication logging
    3.  
      Deduplication configuration logs
    4.  
      Universal share logs
    5.  
      Media server deduplication/pdplugin logging
    6.  
      Disk monitoring logging
    7.  
      Logging keywords
  8. OpenStorage Technology (OST) logging
    1.  
      OpenStorage Technology (OST) backup logging
    2.  
      OpenStorage Technology (OST) configuration and management
  9. Storage lifecycle policy (SLP) and Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.) logging
    1.  
      About storage lifecycle policies (SLPs) and Auto Image Replication (A.I.R.)
    2.  
      Storage lifecycle policy (SLP) duplication process flow
    3.  
      Automatic Image Replication (A.I.R.) process flow logging
    4.  
      Import process flow
    5.  
      SLP and A.I.R. logging
    6.  
      SLP configuration and management
  10. NetBackup secure communication logging
    1.  
      About NetBackup secure communication logging
    2.  
      Tomcat logging
    3.  
      NetBackup web services logging
    4.  
      Command-line logging
    5.  
      NetBackup cURL logging
    6.  
      Java logging
    7.  
      Embeddable Authentication Client (EAT) logging
    8.  
      Authentication Services (AT) logging
    9.  
      vssat logging
    10. NetBackup proxy helper logging
      1.  
        Originator ID 486
    11. NetBackup proxy tunnel logging
      1.  
        Originator ID 490
    12.  
      PBX logging
    13.  
      Sending secure communication logs to Veritas Technical Support
  11. Snapshot technologies
    1.  
      Snapshot Client backup
    2.  
      VMware backup
    3.  
      Snapshot backup and Windows open file backups
  12. Locating logs
    1.  
      Overview of NetBackup log locations and processes
    2.  
      acsssi logging
    3.  
      bpbackup logging
    4.  
      bpbkar logging
    5.  
      bpbrm logging
    6.  
      bpcd logging
    7.  
      bpcompatd logging
    8.  
      bpdbm logging
    9.  
      bpjobd logging
    10.  
      bprd logging
    11.  
      bprdproxy logging
    12.  
      bprestore logging
    13.  
      bptestnetconn logging
    14.  
      bptm logging
    15.  
      daemon logging
    16.  
      ltid logging
    17.  
      nbemm logging
    18.  
      nbjm logging
    19.  
      nbpem logging
    20.  
      nbproxy logging
    21.  
      nbrb logging
    22.  
      NetBackup Vault logging
    23.  
      NetBackup web services logging
    24.  
      NetBackup web server certificate logging
    25.  
      PBX logging
    26.  
      reqlib logging
    27.  
      Robots logging
    28.  
      tar logging
    29.  
      txxd and txxcd logging
    30.  
      vnetd logging
  13. NetBackup Administration Console logging
    1.  
      NetBackup Administration Console logging process flow
    2.  
      Enabling detailed debug logging for the NetBackup Administration Console
    3.  
      Setting up a secure channel between the NetBackup Administration Console and bpjava-*
    4.  
      Setting up a secure channel between the NetBackup Administration Console and either nbsl or nbvault
    5.  
      NetBackup Administration Console logging configuration on NetBackup servers and clients
    6.  
      Logging Java operations for the NetBackup Remote Administration Console
    7.  
      Configuring and gathering logs when troubleshooting NetBackup Administration Console issues
    8.  
      Undo logging
  14. Using the Logging Assistant
    1.  
      About the Logging Assistant
    2.  
      Logging Assistant sequence of operation
    3.  
      Viewing the Logging Assistant records
    4.  
      Adding or deleting a Logging Assistant record
    5.  
      Setting up debug logging
    6.  
      Set minimum debug logging
    7.  
      Disabling debug logging

UNIX client processes that use legacy logging

Many UNIX client processes use legacy logging. To enable legacy debug logging on UNIX clients, create the appropriate subdirectories in the following directory.

You can use the following batch file to create all of the debug log directories at once:

Windows

install_path\NetBackup\Logs\mklogdir.bat

UNIX

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/mklogdir

Table: UNIX client processes that use legacy logging

Directory

Associated process

bmrbd

BMR Boot Server daemon. These logs have information on the bmrbd process.

bp

Menu driven client-user interface program.

bparchive

Archive program. Also useful for debugging bp.

bpbackup

Backup program. Also useful for debugging bp.

bpbkar

Program that is used to generate backup images.

bpcd

NetBackup client daemon or manager.

bpclimagelist

Command-line utility that produces a status report on client NetBackup images or removable media.

bpclntcmd

Command-line utility on the clients that tests NetBackup system functionality and enables Fibre Transport services.

bphdb

A program that starts a script to back up a database on a NetBackup database agent client.

See the system administrator's guide for the appropriate NetBackup database agent for more information.

bpjava-msvc

The NetBackup Java application server authentication service that inetd starts during the startup of the NetBackup Java interface applications. This program authenticates the user that started the application.

bpjava-usvc

The NetBackup program that bpjava-msvc starts upon successful logon through the logon dialog box that is presented when a NetBackup Java Backup, Archive, and Restore (BAR) interface is started. This program services all requests from the Java user interfaces on the host where bpjava-msvc is running.

bplist

Program that lists backed up and archived files. Also useful to debug bp.

bpmount

Program that determines the local mount points and wildcard expansion for multiple data streams.

bporaexp

Command-line program on clients to export Oracle data in XML format. Communicates with bprd on the server.

bporaexp64

64-bit command-line program on clients to export Oracle data in XML format. Communicates with bprd on the server.

bporaimp

Command-line program on clients to import Oracle data in XML format. Communicates with bprd on the server.

bporaimp64

64-bit command-line program on clients to import Oracle data in XML format. Communicates with bprd on the server.

bprestore

Restore program. Also useful for debugging bp.

bptestnetconn

Tests and analyzes DNS and connectivity problems with any specified list of hosts, including the server list in the NetBackup configuration.

db_log

For more information on these logs, see the NetBackup guide for the database-extension product that you use.

mtfrd

These logs have information about the mtfrd process that is used for phase 2 imports and restores of the Backup Exec media.

nbpas

The NetBackup Privileged Access Service. These logs have information on the nbpas process, this process perform root-specific tasks requested by service user.

ncfnbcs

NetBackup Client Service. These logs have information on the nbcs process.

tar

nbtar processing during restore operations.

user_ops

The user_ops directory is created during the install of NetBackup on all servers and clients. The NetBackup Java interface programs use this directory for the temporary files and for the job and the progress log files that the Backup, Archive, and Restore program (jbpSA) generates. This directory must exist for successful operation of any of the Java programs and must have public read and run permissions. This directory contains a directory for every user that uses the Java programs. Except for the Java interface log files, log files in the user_ops directory are removed according to the setting of the KEEP_LOGS_DAYS configuration option.

In addition, on NetBackup Java capable platforms, the NetBackup Java interface log files are written in a subdirectory that is called nbjlogs. The administrator can clean up these logs that reside in the nbjlogs directory according to the requirements of their organization.