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  2. NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide
  3. Configuring deduplication
  4. Running MSDP commands with the non-root user
  5. About PDPAS logging
NetBackup™ Deduplication Guide

About PDPAS logging

The PDPAS log can be found in the /<MSDP storage>/logs/pdpas.log file. By default, the log level is set to 1, which logs information, warning, and error messages.

To set the desired log level, modify the loglevel parameter under the PDPAS section of the /etc/pdregistry.cfg file. The value ranges from 1 to 4.

For example,

[PDPAS]
loglevel=1
logpath=/<storage-server-dir>/log

Table: PDPAS log levels

Log level

Description

1

Logs information, warning, and error messages.

2

Logs warning and error messages.

3

Logs only error messages.

4

Logs information, warning, error, and debug/trace messages. This is the highest level of logging.

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