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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide
  3. Troubleshooting backups and restores of Exchange Server
  4. About NetBackup for Exchange debug logging
  5. Debug logs for NetBackup for Exchange restore operations
Veritas NetBackup™ for Microsoft Exchange Server Administrator's Guide

Debug logs for NetBackup for Exchange restore operations

After you perform a restore, 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 legacy logging, the file is named mmddyy.log. For unified logging, the log file is in a format that is standardized across Veritas products.

For details on both unified logging and legacy logging, see the NetBackup Logging Reference Guide.

All restores, except those with Granular Recovery Technology (GRT)

Refer to the following logs:

  • bpbrm

    This log appears on the media server.

  • bpdbm

  • bprd

  • tar

Restores with GRT

Refer to the following logs:

  • beds

  • bpcd

    This log appears on the destination or the proxy client. It applies to GRT browse operations.

  • bpdbm

  • bpbrm

    This log appears on the media server.

  • bprd

  • nbfsd

    This log appears on the client and the media server. This log does not apply for browse and restore operations from VMware snapshot copies (using Replication Director).

  • ncflbc

    This log is for nblbc.exe. It appears on the destination client or proxy client.

  • ncfgre

    This log is for nbgre.exe. It appears on the destination client.

Instant Recovery and off-host Instant Recovery

Refer to the following logs:

  • bpbkar

    For off-host Instant Recovery restores, bpbkar logs on the alternate client.

  • bpbrm

    This log appears on the master server.

  • bpdbm

  • bpfis

    This log applies to Instant Recovery rollback restores. For off-host Instant Recovery restores, bpfis logs exist on both the primary and the alternate clients.

  • bppfi

    For off-host Instant Recovery restores, bppfi logs on both the primary and the alternate clients.

  • bprd

  • tar

    For off-host Instant Recovery, this log appears on the primary client.

All Exchange restores

Refer to the following logs:

  • bpbkar

  • bpdbm

  • bprd

  • bpresolver

    This log is written to the DAG node or other destination client, if specified. To determine the active node, see the following:

    See Finding the current host server of the Database Availability Group (DAG).

Restores from VMware backups

Refer to the following logs:

  • bpbkar

  • bpdbm

  • bppfi

  • bprd

  • tar

Restores from snapshots using Replication Director

Refer to the following logs:

  • bpbkar

    This log is written to the backup host.

  • bpdbm

  • bpfis

    This log applies to GRT operations only. This log appears on the client where the browse or restore occurs.

  • bprd

  • ncfnbhfr

    This log is written to the backup host.

  • tar

    This log is written to the target Exchange server.

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