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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 clients
  6. KEEP_LOGS_DAYS option for NetBackup clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume I

KEEP_LOGS_DAYS option for NetBackup clients

The KEEP_LOGS_DAYS entry specifies how long to keep job and progress logs for Backup, Archive, and Restore. The default is 3 days.

NetBackup writes these files in the following directories:

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/username/jobs

  • /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/username/logs

A directory exists for each user that uses the Backup, Archive, and Restore console. This entry also controls how long to keep the log files generated by the NetBackup Administration Console.

The log files are located in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/user_ops/nbjlogs.

Table: KEEP_LOGS_DAYS information

Usage

Description

Where to use

On NetBackup clients.

How to use

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

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

Use the following format:

KEEP_LOGS_DAYS

This option should appear only once in the configuration file.

Equivalent Administration Console property

NetBackup Management > Host Properties > Double-click on client > Client Settings.

See Client Settings properties for UNIX clients.

See Client Settings properties for Windows clients.

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