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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide
  3. Performance and troubleshooting
  4. About debug logging for SQL Server troubleshooting
Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft SQL Server Administrator's Guide

About debug logging for SQL Server troubleshooting

NetBackup offers a comprehensive set of debug logs for troubleshooting issues that can occur during NetBackup operations. You can create individual logs or use a script to create all NetBackup debug logs. For details on the contents of these debug logs, see the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide.

Backup operation debug logs

After you perform a backup, debug logging information is placed in the install_path\NetBackup\logs directory. A subdirectory is created for each process. The debug log file is named ALL_ADMINS.mmddyy_0000x.log. For Veritas Unified Logging (VxUL), the log file is in a format that is standardized across Veritas products.

Client

Refer to the following logs:

  • bphdb (scheduled backups only)

  • dbclient

  • ncfnbcs (VxUL)

  • nbdisco (VxUL)

  • user_ops\mssql\logs

Master server

nbars (VxUL)

Snapshot backups

Refer to the following logs:

  • bpbkar (Snapshot Client)

  • nbfsd (Snapshot Client)

  • bppfi Instant Recovery

VMware backups

For ASC issues and failures, the following logs are created on the VM that is backed up:

  • bpbkar

  • dbclient

  • ncfnbcs (VxUL)

 

Restore operation debug logs

The following logs apply to restore operations.

Client

Refer to the following logs:

  • bpbkar (Snapshot Client)

  • bpfis (Snapshot Client)

  • bppfi (Instant Recovery)

  • dbclient

  • user_ops\mssql\logs

VMware restores from snapshots using Replication Director

See the Veritas VSS provider logs.

See Veritas VSS provider logs.

 

Create all debug logs

To create all debug logs

  • Run the following batch file:
    install_path\NetBackup\logs\mklogdir.bat

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