Setting troubleshooting options

On the NetBackup Configuration dialog, select the Troubleshooting tab to view and change the amount of information that NetBackup saves in its debug or troubleshooting logs. These options should only be changed if directed to do so by technical support.

Options for the Troubleshooting tab follow:

Table 3-11 Troubleshooting tab options 
Item
Description
Debug Flush Level

NetBackup periodically flushes the progress reports on NetBackup operations. This setting specifies the frequency of the flushes or how often the internal buffer gets written to the progress report. The higher the flush level, the more often the buffer is written to the file. Supported values are 0, 1, or 2. The default is 0. Changing the level takes affect during the next backup or restore. BPCD.NLM does not need to be unloaded and loaded for changes to take affect.

Debug Heap Level

This parameter is not used in NetBackup 5.0.

Debug General Level

Controls the amount of information that NetBackup writes to the troubleshooting logs. Supported values are 0, 1, or 2. The higher the level, the more information is written. The default is 0.

Changing the level takes affect during the next backup or restore. BPCD.NLM does not need to be unloaded and loaded for changes to take affect.

Debug TCP Level

Used for debug purposes and enables TCP debugging. Supported values are as follows:

0 No extra logging. This is the default.

1 Log basic TCP/IP functions.

2 Log all TCP/IP functions, including all read and write requests.

3 Log contents of each read/write buffer.

Note: Setting Debug TCP Level to 2 or 3 can cause the troubleshooting logs to be very large. It can also slow performance of a backup or restore operation. Changing the TCP debug value does not take affect until the bpcd.nlm is unloaded and loaded.


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