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  2. NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide
  3. Appendix A. NetBackup commands to back up and restore virtual machines
  4. Logs for troubleshooting the nbrestorevm command
NetBackup™ for VMware Administrator's Guide

Logs for troubleshooting the nbrestorevm command

The following logs may contain helpful messages on nbrestorevm.

Table: Logs with messages on nbrestorevm

Log directory

Contains the messages on

Resides on

Windows

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bprd

Linux, UNIX

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bprd

The restore operation, such as for status code 2820.

Primary server

Windows

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpVMutil

Linux, UNIX

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpVMutil

The restore operation, such as for status code 2820.

Recovery host

Windows

install_path\NetBackup\logs\nbrestorevm

Linux, UNIX

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/nbrestorevm

Incorrect usage of the nbrestorevm command, such as omission of a required option.

Host where nbrestorevm is run

If the restore job reaches the point of creating the virtual machine, the job's detailed status should contain a specific error message. vSphere Client shows an attempt to create the virtual machine and displays an associated failure message.

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