Debug logs for NetBackup for Exchange backup operations — NetBackup 8.3.0.1 | Cohesity Documentation

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Debug logs for NetBackup for Exchange backup operations

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 mmddyy.log.

For details on logging, see the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide.

Snapshot backups	Refer to the following logs: bpbkar For off-host backups, the bpbkar log exists on the alternate client. bpfis For off-host backups, the bpfis log exists on the alternate client and the primary client nbdisco This log applies to Exchange 2013 and later only. For discovery information, review this log on all mailbox clients. On the master server NetBackup logs information for the discovery database in `install_path\NetBackup\db\discovery`.
Backups that use GRT (non-VMware)	Refer to the following logs: bpbkar nbfsd This log appears on the client and the media server.
VMware backups	Refer to the following logs: bpbkar bpfis nbdisco This log applies to Exchange 2013 and later only. For discovery information, review this log on all mailbox clients. On the master server NetBackup logs information for the discovery database in `install_path\NetBackup\db\discovery`. ncfnbcs For ASC issues and failures, this log is created on the VM that is backed up.
All Exchange backups	Refer to the following logs: bpbkar bpresolver This log is written to the DAG node. To determine the DAG host server node, see the following: See Finding the current host server of the Database Availability Group (DAG).

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