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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide
  3. Backup process and logging
  4. Sending backup logs to Technical Support
Veritas NetBackup™ Logging Reference Guide

Sending backup logs to Technical Support

If you encounter a problem with a backup, you can send a problem report and the relevant logs to Technical Support for assistance.

See Logs to accompany problem reports for synthetic backups.

Note:

It is recommended that the diagnostic level for unified logging be set at the default level of 6.

Table: Logs to gather for specific backup issues

Type of problem

Logs to gather

Problems with backup scheduling

  • The nbpem log at debug level 5

  • The nbjm log at debug level 5

  • The nbproxy log at verbose 4

  • The bpdbm log at verbose 2

  • The bprd log at verbose 5

    Note:

    The bprd log is only needed for problems with manual or user-initiated backups.

Problems with the queued backup jobs that do not go active

  • The nbpem log at debug level 3

  • The nbjm log at debug level 5

  • The nbrb log at debug level 4

  • The nbproxy log at verbose 4

  • The bpdbm log at verbose 2

  • The nbemm logs at the default levels

  • The mds log at debug level 2

    Note:

    The mds log writes to the nbemm log.

Problems with the active backup jobs that do not write

  • The nbjm log at debug level 5

  • The nbrb log at debug level 4

  • The bpdbm log at verbose 2

  • The bpbrm log at verbose 5

  • The bptm log at verbose 5

  • The bpcd log at verbose 5

If the problem is a tape load or unload issue, Support may also need the following logs:

  • The ltid log

  • The reqlib log

  • The daemon log

  • The robots log

  • The acsssi log (UNIX only)

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