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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide
  3. Using logs
  4. About unified logging
  5. File name format for unified logging
Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

File name format for unified logging

Unified logging uses a standardized naming format for log files. The following is an example of a log file name.

/usr/openv/logs/nbpem/51216-116-2201360136-041029-0000000000.log

Table: Description of the file name format for unified logging describes each part of the log file name.

Table: Description of the file name format for unified logging

Example

Description

Details

51216

Product ID

Identifies the product. The NetBackup product ID is 51216. The product ID is also known as the entity ID.

116

Originator ID

Identifies the log writing entity, such as a process, service, script, or other software. The number 116 is the originator ID of the nbpem process (the NetBackup policy execution manager).

2201360136

Host ID

Identifies the host that created the log file. Unless the file was moved, this ID is the host where the log resides.

041029

Date

Shows the date when the log was written in YYMMDD format.

0000000000

Rotation

Identifies the numbered instance of a log file for a given originator. The rollover number (rotation) indicates the instance of this log file. By default, log files roll over (rotate) based on file size. If the file reaches maximum size and a new log file is created for this originator, the new file is designated 0000000001.

The log configuration file specifies the name of the directories where the log files for originator IDs are written. These directories and the log files that they hold are written to the following directory, except as noted in the following:

Windows

install_path\NetBackup\logs

UNIX

/usr/openv/logs

More Information

About rolling over unified log files

Originator IDs for the entities that use unified logging

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