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  2. NetBackup™ for KVM Administrator's Guide
  3. Troubleshooting KVM backups and recovery
  4. NetBackup logging for KVM
NetBackup™ for KVM Administrator's Guide

NetBackup logging for KVM

For log messages about KVM backups or KVM restores, see the following NetBackup log directories.

Table:

Log directory

Contains the messages on

Resides on

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbrm

Backup and restore

Primary or media server

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bptm

Backup and restore

Media server

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpfis

Snapshot creation and backup

KVM host

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpcd

Snapshot creation and backup

KVM host

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpbkar

Backup

KVM host

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bprd

Restore

Primary server

install_path\NetBackup\logs\bpVMutil

KVM host configuration, discovery, and restores

KVM host

install_path\NetBackup\logs\nbproxy

Policy configuration

KVM host

install_path\NetBackup\logs\ncfnbcs (originator ID 366)

ncfnbcs uses unified logging. See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide for information on how to use unified logs.

Automatic virtual machine selection and KVM host configuration and discovery

Primary server, KVM host

install_path\NetBackup\logs\ncfnbrestore (originator ID 357)

ncfnbrestore uses unified logging. See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide for information on how to use unified logs.

Restore

KVM host

Windows: install_path\NetBackup\logs\vxms

Linux: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vxms

File mapping during backup

KVM host

See Configuring VxMS logging .

Note: The use of VxMS logging can reduce the performance of the backup host.

install_path\NetBackup\logs\nbwebservice

KVM host configuration and discovery

Primary server

Note:

Except for unified logging directories, these log directories must already exist in order for logging to occur. If these directories do not exist, create them.

To create most of these log directories, run the following command on the NetBackup servers and KVM hosts:

Windows:install_path\NetBackup\logs\mklogdir.bat

UNIX (on primary or media servers):/opt/openv/netbackup/logs/mklogdir

See Configuring VxMS logging ..

More detail is available on snapshot logs and logging levels. See the NetBackup NAS Administrator's Guide. A broader discussion of logging is available. See the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide.

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