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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide
  3. Using logs
  4. Setting retention limits for logs on clients
Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

Setting retention limits for logs on clients

You can specify the numbers of days that NetBackup retains client logs on UNIX and Windows.

To set retention limits for logs on clients

  1. In the NetBackup Administration Console, expand Host Properties > Clients.
  2. Double-click the client you want to modify.
  3. Select the applicable node, either UNIX Client or Windows Client.
  4. Locate the field Keep status of user-directed backups, archives, and restores for.
  5. Enter the number of days you want to retain the log files and click OK.

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