About recycling unified log files
Deleting the oldest log files is referred to as recycling. You can recycle unified logging files in the following ways.
See About log retention in NetBackup.
Limit the number of log files | Specify the maximum number of log files that NetBackup retains. When the number of log files exceeds the maximum, the oldest log files become eligible for deletion during log cleanup. The NumberOfLogFiles option for the vxlogcfg command defines that number. In the following example, the maximum number of log files that are allowed for each of the unified logging originators in the NetBackup (product ID 51216) is 8000. When the number of log files exceeds 8000 for a particular originator, the oldest log files become eligible for deletion during log cleanup. # vxlogcfg -a -p 51216 -o ALL -s
NumberOfLogFiles=8000 |
Specify the number of days the log files are kept | Use the Keep logs for days property to specify the maximum number of days logs are kept. When the maximum number of days is reached, the unified logs and legacy logs are automatically deleted. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand . Double-click the server you want to change. A new dialog box appears. In the left pane, click . |
Explicitly delete the log files | To initiate recycling and delete the log files, run the following command: # vxlogmgr -a -d If you cannot manually delete or move files with vxlogmgr, the Keep logs for days property removes the old logs for both unified logging and legacy logging. |
If the vxlogcfg LogRecycle option is ON (true), the Keep logs for days setting is disabled for unified logs. In this case, unified logging files are deleted when their number (for a particular originator) exceeds the number that the NumberOfLogFiles option specifies on the vxlogcfg command.