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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I
  3. Section II. Configuring hosts
  4. Configuring Host Properties
  5. Configuration options for NetBackup servers
  6. KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB for NetBackup servers and clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB for NetBackup servers and clients

The KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB option specifies the size of the NetBackup logs that you want to retain. When the NetBackup log size grows up to this configuration value, the older logs are deleted.

Table: KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup servers or clients.

How to use

Use the nbgetconfig and the nbsetconfig commands to view, add, or change the option.

For information about these commands, see the NetBackup Commands Reference Guide.

Initially, the bp.conf file does not contain KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB entry.

Enable the Keep logs up to GB option in the Logging dialog box on the NetBackup Administration Console to set the log retention in GB. A corresponding entry is added in the bp.conf file as follows:

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB = 25

If you disable the Keep logs up to GB option, the bp.conf file shows the corresponding entry as follows:

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB = 0

To set it to a different value, update the bp.conf file using the nbsetconfig command.

Use the following format to set KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB to a new value in the bp.conf file:

KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB = X

'X' indicates the log size in GB.

Note:

For NetBackup servers, the recommended value for the KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB option is 25 GB or greater.

For NetBackup clients, the recommended value for the KEEP_LOGS_SIZE_GB option is 5 GB or greater.

This entry should appear only once in the bp.conf configuration file.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Master Servers or Clients > Double-click on server > Logging > Keep logs up to GB.

See Logging properties.

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