Copying logs and histories to the central administration server

During and after job processing, job log and job history information is generated for each job that is processed at each managed media server. By default, this information is stored locally at the managed media server where the jobs are processed. However, both job log and job history information can be copied and sent automatically to the central administration server, depending on the options you select in the Job Logs and Histories tab.

To copy logs and histories to the central administration server

On the central administration server's navigation bar, click Media Servers.

Do one of the following:

To set defaults to apply to a managed media server when it is installed	On the task pane, under Media Server Installation Tasks, click Configure managed media server defaults.
To set defaults for an existing managed media server	Do the following in the order listed: Right-click the managed media server for which you want to configure settings, and then click Properties. Click the Settings tab.
To set defaults for a group of managed media servers in a pool	Do the following in the order listed: Select or create the media server pool that contains the managed media servers to which you want to apply new settings. Right-click the media server pool, and then click Properties. Click the Settings tab. Check Apply these settings to all of the managed media servers in the pool.

On the Settings tab, click Custom settings, and then click Edit Custom Settings.

On the Job Logs and Histories tab, select the appropriate options as follows.

Never	Click this option to keep the job log on the managed media server where the job ran.
Every day at	Click this option to send a copy of the job log to the central administration server every day at the time you specify.
On job completion	Click this option to send a copy of the job log to the central administration server when the job completes.
Only if the job fails	Check Only if the job fails to send a copy of the job log to the central administration server only if the job fails.
Only when required by job type	Click this option to send a copy of the job history to the central administration server whenever the managed media server processes a job type that requires the central administration server to store the job history. The job types Set Copy and Synthetic Backup require job histories to be stored on the central administration server.
Every day at	Click this option to send a copy of the job history to the central administration server every day at a specified time.
On job completion	Click this option to send a copy of the job history to the central administration server when the jobs complete.
Only if the job fails	Check Only if the job fails to send a copy of the job history to the central administration server only if the job fails.

Click OK.