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What are the various Logging directories for?

NetBackup Log Directories

What are the various Logging directories for?

by  PGPhantom  Posted    (Edited  )
Server Logs
(On the Master server û ôPropertiesö û ôGlobal NetBackup Attributesö - Duration to Retain Logsö = Number of days you want to keep the logs before the get automatically deleted. This is a global setting.)
1. admin - Administrative Commands.
2. bpbrm - NetBackup backup and restore manager.
3. bpcd - NetBackup client manager. This process is started by the NetBackup Client service.
4. bpdbjobs - NetBackup jobs database manager program.
5. bpdm - NetBackup disk manager.
6. bpdbm - NetBackup database manager. This process runs only on master servers. It is the NetBackup Database Manager service.
7. bprd - NetBackup request manager. This process is the NetBackup Request Manager service.
8. bpsched - NetBackup backup scheduler. This process runs only on master server.
9. bptm û NetBackup tape management process.
10. symlogs û System log.
11. user_ops û This is created during install on all servers and clients. This directory must have public read, write and execute permissions, as it will contain a directory for every user that submits jobs using the java programs.

PC Client Debug Logs
(On MS clients the logs are kept for the number of days as specified in ôBackup, Archive & Restoreö - ôFileö - ôNetBackup Client Propertiesö - ôKeep status of user-directed backups, archives, and restores for.ö)
1. bp - Netware = Client-user interface program for NetWare.
2. bpinetd - NT/2000 = Client Service logs.
3. bparchive - NT/2000/98/95 = Archive program that is run from the command line.
4. bpbackup - NT/2000/98/95 = Backup program that is run from the command line.
5. bpbkar - NT/2000 = Backup and archive manager.
6. bpcd - All = NetBackup client manager. These logs have information on communications between the server and client. It also contains info for the backup and restore processes.
7. bplist - NT/2000/98/95 = List program that is run from the command line.
8. bpmount - NT/2000/98/95 = Program used to collect drive names on the client for multistreaming clients.
9. bprestore - NT/2000/98/95 = Restore program that is run from the command line.
10. bpsrv - Netware = NetBackup service utility.
11. nbwin - NT/2000/98/95 = Client-user interface program for Windows.
12. tar - NT/2000 = Tar process.
13. user_ops - NT/2000/98/95 = This is created during install on all servers and clients. This directory must have public read, write and execute permissions, as it will contain a directory for every user that submits jobs using the java programs.

Media Manager Logs
Increase the level of logging by adding VERBOSE to the volmgr\vm.conf file.
1. volmgr\debug\daemon - Debug information on the service.
2. volmgr\debug\reqlib - Debug information on the process requesting the service.
3. volmgr\debug\tpcommand - Debug information on the tpconfig and tpautoconf commands.
4. volmgr\debug\ltid - Debug information on ltid.

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