NetBackup web services logging
The NetBackup web services logs are as follows (on the master server only):
UNIX: /usr/openv/logs/nbwebservice
Windows: install path\netbackup\logs\nbwebservice
This log directory contains the web services originator log files. They include, but are not limited to, the following log files:
Table: Web services OIDs and log files
Originator ID | Log file | Description |
|---|---|---|
439 |
| NetBackup Web Service |
466 |
| NetBackup Security Service (security web app) |
482 |
| NetBackup Hosts Webservice (hosts web app) |
483 |
| NetBackup Configuration Management Service (web app) |
484 |
| NetBackup Gateway Service (web app) |
485 |
| NetBackup WebSocket Service (NBWSS) (web app) |
487 |
| NetBackup Catalog Web Service (web app) |
488 |
| NetBackup Role-based Access Control (RBAC) Web Service (web app) |
489 |
| NetBackup Admin Web Service (web app) |
The logging for processes with originator IDs (OIDs) can be increased and decreased using the vxlogcfg command located in NetBackup\bin. This command can be used to add and remove logging for each of the previous processes. See the following examples that use OID 439:
To add logging, use the following command with the -a (add) option:
vxlogcfg -a -p NB -o 439 -s DebugLevel=6
To remove logging, use the following command with the -r (remove) option:
vxlogcfg -r -p NB -o 439 -s DebugLevel=6
If an issue can be easily or quickly reproduced, it can be easier to configure the default log file setting to 6, and then decrease it to the out-of-the-box setting of 1. See the following examples:
To increase logging, use the following command:
vxlogcfg -a -p NB -o Default -s DebugLevel=6
To decrease logging, use the following command:
vxlogcfg -a -p NB -o Default -s DebugLevel=1
Note:
In the previous examples, the -a option was added to both commands because we do not want to remove the default logging, but only change the debug level to the out-of-the-box default level.
Caution:
Always wait at least 1 full minute after changing the log file logging levels as it may take a minute for the changes to be implemented.
Do not leave a high level of logging in place for a long period of time as it can cause the file systems to fill up with logs.
If the OIDs are set to 0 by default, they are not affected when the default logging levels are changed. These OIDs are as follows:
156 - NetBackup ACE/TAO; this logs to any process that needs to utilize an ACE/TAO call
486 - NetBackup proxy helper; this logs to the unified
nbpxyhelperlog file. See NetBackup proxy helper logging.