Setting the NetBackup client log levels and debugging options
You can set NetBackup client log levels as well as different debugging options, and then upload the information to an external FTP or SCP server. You can use this debugging information to send to Veritas Technical Support.
See Retrieving and sending debugging information.
You can find NetBackup log information by using the Backup> show command. See the backup_show(1) man page.
You can see what NetBackup log levels and debugging options have been enabled by executing the Backup> show command.
See the Veritas NetBackup Administrator's Guide, Volume 1 for more information on NetBackup logging.
Valid log level values range from 1 to 5, 5 being the most detailed. See the support_debuginfo(1) man page.
To set the NetBackup client log levels
- Set the NetBackup database log level:
Support> debuginfo setlog nbu database loglevel
- Set the NetBackup global debugging log level:
Support> debuginfo setlog nbu global loglevel
Global logging controls the logging level for the processes that are set in the Logging dialog box in the NetBackup Administration Console.
To set the NetBackup debugging options
- Enable the NetBackup client to perform robust logging in the cluster.
Support> debuginfo setlog nbu enable robust
Robust logging limits the amount of disk space that a log directory consumes.
- Enable the NetBackup client to perform critical process logging in the cluster.
Support> debuginfo setlog nbu enable critical
The enable critical process option lets you automatically log critical NetBackup processes. Log directories for the critical processes are created and logging begins when this option is enabled in the Logging host properties in the NetBackup Administration Console.