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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Using the NetBackup Deduplication Shell
  4. Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

Setting the MSDP log level from the deduplication shell

You can set the log level on a WORM or an MSDP storage server for the following MSDP services:

  • The NetBackup Deduplication Manager (spad)

  • The NetBackup Deduplication Engine (spoold)

To set the log level

  1. Open an SSH session to the server.
  2. Run one of the following commands:
    • setting set-MSDP-param spad-logging log_level=<value>,[thread],[date],[timing],[silent]

    • setting set-MSDP-param spoold-logging log_level=<value>,[thread],[date],[timing],[silent]

    Where:

    • <value> is one of the following:

      • minimal: enables the critical, error, authorization, and bug logs

      • short: enables all minimal logs and adds warning logs

      • long: enables all short logs and adds info logs

      • verbose: enables all long logs and adds notice logs

      • full: enables all verbose logs and adds trace messages (all available logs)

      • none: disables logging

    • [thread] is an optional parameter to enable thread ID logging.

    • [date] is an optional parameter to include the date at the beginning of each logged event.

    • [timing] is an optional parameter to enable high-resolution timestamps.

    • [silent] is an optional parameter to stop the logs from printing on the console or the screen.

    For example:

    setting set-MSDP-param spoold-logging log_level=full,thread

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