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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide
  3. Using logs
  4. Changing the logging levels
Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

Changing the logging levels

The logging level determines how much information is included in the log messages. The higher the level number, the greater the amount of detail is in the log message.

Change the global logging level

Set the Media Manager debug logging to a higher level

Changing the logging level on Windows clients

Change the global logging level

The global logging level establishes a logging level for all processes that are set to Same as global. Changes affect the logging level of both unified logging and legacy logging.

To change the global logging level

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, in the left pane, expand NetBackup Management > Host Properties.
  2. Select Master Servers, Media Servers, or Clients.
  3. In the right pane, select the server or client. Then, double-click to view the properties.
  4. In the left pane, click Logging.
  5. In the Global logging level list, select the value that you want.
  6. Click OK.

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