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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide
  3. Using logs
  4. About legacy logging
  5. About limiting the size and the retention of legacy logs
Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

About limiting the size and the retention of legacy logs

Because legacy debug logs can grow very large, enable them only if unexplained problems exist. Delete the logs and the associated directories when they are no longer needed.

See Log retention and log size.

To limit the time for which NetBackup retains logs, specify the number of days in the Keep logs for days field. The default is 28 days. You can specify the number under Host Properties in the Logging dialog box.

SeeConfiguring the legacy log rotation for information about another method to manage log files.

For the logs that are created by the other NetBackup processes (except media and device management logs), use the Keep logs for days property. The Keep logs for days property may override the robust file logging settings. If Keep logs for days is set to 10 days and robust file logging settings allow more than 10 days, the logs are deleted on day 11.

For media and device management legacy logs, use the DAYS_TO_KEEP_LOGS setting in the vm.conf file to control log file rotation. The default is 30 days. The vm.conf file is located in the following directory:

Windows

install_path\Volmgr\

UNIX

/usr/openv/volmgr/

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