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

Sending restore logs to Technical Support

If you encounter a problem with a restore, 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: Log to gather for specific restore issues

Type of problem

Log to gather

Problems with restore jobs from tape

  • The nbjm log at debug level 5

  • The nbemm log at debug level 1

  • The nbrb log at debug level 4

  • The bpdbm log at verbose 1

  • The bprd log at verbose 5

  • The bpbrm log at verbose 5

  • The tar log at verbose 5

  • The bpcd log at verbose 5

If the problem is a media or a drive issue, Support may also need the following logs:

  • The reqlib log

  • The daemon log

  • The robots log

  • The acsssi log (UNIX only)

Problems with restore jobs from disk

  • The bpdbm log at verbose 1

  • The bprd log at verbose 5

  • The bpbrm log at verbose 5

  • The bptm log at verbose 5

  • The bpdm log at verbose 5

  • The tar log at verbose 5

  • The bpcd log at verbose 5

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