How to put the Exchange Agent into debug?

The Exchange Agent is put into debug via a registry setting.

To debug a Directory/Information store problem find your version and then go the that point in the registry. Once you have found it follow the instructions at the bottom.

EBNT 10.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\BrightStor EnterpriseBackup\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaexch

EBNT 10.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\Cheetah\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaexch

ABNT 9.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\BrightStor ARCserveBackup\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaexch

ASNT 6.6, 7.0, or 2000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\ARCservIT\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaexch

ASNT 6.0, 6.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cheyenne\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaexch


To debug a Bricks Level problem find your version and then go the that point in the registry. Once you have found it follow the instructions at the bottom.

EBNT 10.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\BrightStorEnterpriseBackup\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaxch2

EBNT 10.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\Cheetah\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaxchg2

ABNT 9.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\BrightStorARCserveBackup\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaxchg2

ASNT 6.6, 7.0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\ARCservIT\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaxchg2

ASNT 6.0, 6.5
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cheyenne\DSAgent\CurrentVersion\agent\dbaxchg2

With Parameters double click on the Value Debug.
The DWORD editor will popup, change Data: 0 to 1.

Other acceptable data values = 2, 3, 4 (higher value generating the most detail in the log)

***NOTE***Do Not Leave Debug Enabled because the logs can grow very fast.

Result: for Directory/Information store you will find:

dbaexch.log
dbaexch.trc

Result: for Bricks Level you will find:

dbaxchg2.log
dbaxchg2.trc