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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide
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  5. Directory names for legacy debug logs for servers
Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

Directory names for legacy debug logs for servers

NetBackup creates certain directories for legacy logging for servers. Each directory corresponds to a process. Unless it is noted, each directory should be created under the following directory.

Windows

install_path\NetBackup\logs

UNIX

/usr/openv/netbackup/logs

On UNIX systems, also refer to the README file in the /usr/openv/netbackup/logs directory.

Table: Directory names for legacy debug logs describes the directories you need to create to support legacy debug logs for servers.

Table: Directory names for legacy debug logs

Directory

Associated process

admin

Administrative commands

bpbrm

NetBackup backup and restore manager

bpcd

NetBackup client daemon or manager. The NetBackup Client service starts this process.

bpjobd

NetBackup jobs database manager program

bpdm

NetBackup disk manager

bpdbm

NetBackup Database Manager. This process runs only on master servers. On Windows systems, it is the NetBackup Database Manager service.

bpjava-msvc

The NetBackup Java application server authentication service that is started when the NetBackup interface applications start. On UNIX servers, inetd starts it. On Windows servers, the Client Services service starts it.

This program authenticates the user that started the application.

bpjava-susvc

The NetBackup program that bpjava-msvc starts upon successful logon through the logon dialog box that is presented when a NetBackup interface starts. This program services all requests from the Java user interfaces on the NetBackup master or media server host where the bpjava-msvc program runs (all Windows platforms).

bprd

NetBackup Request Daemon. On Windows systems, this process is called the NetBackup Request Manager service.

bpsynth

The NetBackup process for synthetic backup. nbjm starts bpsynth. bpsynth runs on the master server.

bptm

NetBackup tape management process

nbatd

Authentication daemon (UNIX and Linux) or service (Windows). nbatd authenticates access to interfaces of NetBackup services or daemons.

nbazd

Authorization daemon (UNIX and Linux) or service (Windows). nbazd authorizes access to interfaces of NetBackup services or daemons.

syslogs

System log

You must enable system logging to troubleshoot ltid or robotic software. See the syslogd man page.

user_ops

The user_ops directory is created during the install of NetBackup on all servers and clients. NetBackup interface programs use it for the following: temporary files and for job and progress log files that the Backup, Archive, and Restore program (jbpSA) generates. This directory must exist for successful operation of any of the Java programs and must have public read, write, and execute permissions. user_ops contains a directory for every user that uses the Java programs.

The NetBackup Java interface log files are written in the nbjlogs subdirectory. All files in the user_ops directory hierarchy are removed according to the setting of the KEEP_LOGS_DAYS configuration option.

vnetd

The Veritas network daemon, used to create firewall-friendly socket connections. Started by the inetd(1M) process.

Note:

Logging occurs in either the /usr/openv/logs directory or the /usr/openv/netbackup/logs if the vnetd directory exists there. If the vnetd directory exists in both locations, logging occurs only in /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/vnetd.

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