Netbackup: Log file locations


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There are various log files that the Netbackup software suite generates. They are:

Log file location Description
syslog Standard syslog facility. Document suggests using -v option on daemons to kick off debug mode.
/usr/openv/volmgr/debug/daemon/log.ddmmyy Contains debug information for the vmd daemon.
/usr/openv/volmgr/debug/reqlib/log.ddmmyy Debug information for processes that request vmd.
/usr/openv/volmgr/debug/xvmadm/log.ddmmyy Debug information for xvmadm



Netbackup Activity Logs

The table below indicates on which type of system you can find the log in question:

Log Master Slave Client
Admin X    
bp     X
bparchive     X
bpbackup     X
bpbkar     X
bpbrm X X  
bpcd X X X
bpdbjobs X    
bpdm X X  
bpdbm X    
bprd X    
bpsched X    
bptm X X  
xbpadm X    
xbpmon X    
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