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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide
  3. Locating logs
  4. NetBackup web server certificate logging
Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

NetBackup web server certificate logging

NetBackup creates the following logs when it generates and deploys the web server certificate during installation.

Log location

install_path\NetBackup\logs\nbatd
install_path\NetBackup\logs\nbcert

C:\ProgramData\Veritas\NetBackup\InstallLogs\
WMC_configureCerts_yyyymmdd_timestamp.txt

/usr/openv/logs/nbatd
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/nbcert
/usr/openv/wmc/webserver/logs/configureCerts.log

Server where it resides

master

Logging method

The nbatd log uses unified logging. The configureCerts.log uses a simple logging style and not VxUL.

The nbcert log uses the legacy logging method.

NetBackup creates the following logs when it renews the web server certificate.

Log location

install_path\NetBackup\logs\nbatd
install path\NetBackup\logs\nbwebservice

C:\ProgramData\Veritas\NetBackup\InstallLogs\
WMC_configureCerts_yyyymmdd_timestamp.txt


/usr/openv/logs/nbatd
/usr/openv/logs/nbwebservice
/usr/openv/wmc/webserver/logs/configureCerts.log

Server where it resides

master

How to access

The nbwebservice (OID 466 and 484) and nbatd (OID 18) logs use unified logging. The configureCerts.log uses a simple logging style and not VxUL.

See the NetBackup Troubleshooting Guide for more information on how to access the web services logs.

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