About NetBackup appliance log files
Log files help you to identify and resolve any issues that you may encounter with your appliance.
The NetBackup appliance has the ability to capture hardware-, software-, system-, and performance-related data. Log files capture information such as appliance operation, issues such as unconfigured volumes or arrays, temperature or battery issues, and other details.
Table: Viewing log files describes the methods you can use to access the appliance log files.
Table: Viewing log files
From | Access methods | Log details |
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NetBackup Appliance Web Console | You can use the Monitor > SDCS Events page from the NetBackup Appliance Web Console to retrieve the audit logs of an appliance. | Appliance audit logs |
NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu | You can use the Main > Support > Logs > Browse command to open the LOGROOT/> prompt. You can use the ls and cd commands to traverse the appliance log directories. |
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NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu | You can use the Main > Support > Logs > VxLogView Module ModuleName command to access the appliance VxUL (unified) logs. | Appliance unified logs:
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NetBackup Appliance Shell Menu | You can use the Main > Support > DataCollect command to collect the storage device logs. | Appliance storage device logs |
NetBackup-Java applications | If you encounter problems with the NetBackup-Java applications, you can use the scripts in this section to gather the required information for contacting support. | Logs relating to the NetBackup-Java applications |