Veritas NetBackup™ Virtual Appliance Documentation

To view logs using the Support > Logs > Browse command:

1. Enter browse mode using the Main_Menu > Support > Logs followed by the Browse command in the NetBackup Virtual Appliance Shell Menu. The LOGROOT/> prompt appears.
2. To display the available log directories on your appliance, type ls at LOGROOT/> prompt.
3. To see the available log files in any of the log directories, use the cd command to change directories to the log directory of your choice. The prompt changes to show the directory that you are in. For example, if you changed directories to the GUI directory, the prompt appears as LOGROOT/GUI/>. From that prompt you can use the ls command to display the available log files in the GUI log directory.
4. To view the files, use the less <FILE> or tail <FILE> command. Files are marked with <FILE> and directories with <DIR>.

To view NetBackup Virtual Appliance unified (VxUL) logs using the Support > Logs command:

1. You can view the NetBackup Virtual Appliance unified (VxUL) logs with the Support > Logs > VXLogView command. Enter the command into the shell menu and use one of the following options:

   • Logs VXLogView JobID job_id

     Use to display debug information for a specific job ID.

   • Logs VXLogView Minutes minutes_ago

     Use to display debug information for a specific timeframe.

   • Logs VXLogView Module module_name

     Use to display debug information for a specific module.

2. If you want, you can copy the unified logs with the Main > Support > Logs > Share Open command. Use the desktop to map, share, and copy the logs.