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  2. Cohesity Data Cloud for NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide
  3. Deploying Cohesity Data Cloud for NetBackup
  4. Direct-IO plug-in configuration values
Cohesity Data Cloud for NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide

Direct-IO plug-in configuration values

Create the Direct-IO plug-in configuration file at the following location:

  • Windows: <installation_directory>/NetBackup/bin/ost-plugins/spanfs.conf

  • Linux: /usr/openv/lib/ost-plugins/spanfs.conf

This configuration file is in JSON format. For example:

{ "LOGLEVEL": 5 }

If this file does not exist, the plug-in uses the default settings and continues to function normally.

The following configuration values are supported:

Table: Direct-IO plug-in configuration values

Parameter

Description

logLevel

The plug-in logging verbosity.

Allowed values: 1 - 6

Default: 3

logPath

Specifies the directory where Direct-IO plug-in log files are stored.

  • Linux: /usr/openv/netbackup/logs/libstspispanfs

  • Win: <installation_directory>/NetBackup/logs/libstspispanfs

logSize

The maximum log file size in MB.

Default: 500

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