Backup Exec Utility
- Backup Exec Utility
- About Backup Exec Utility
- Starting the Backup Exec Utility
- About Backup Exec Utility general tasks
- Adding Backup Exec servers
- Adding a new Agent for Windows computer
- Viewing server properties for the Agent for Windows computer
- Viewing system properties for the Agent for Windows computer
- Creating a new Backup Exec server group
- Deleting a Backup Exec server from the Backup Exec Utility list of known Backup Exec servers
- Deleting a computer on which the Agent for Windows is installed
- Deleting a Backup Exec server group
- Running Backup Exec diagnostics
- Enabling debug logs
- Setting the size of the debug logs
- Setting debug logging and the debug log sizes for Agent for Windows computers
- Setting the location for the job log and the catalogs
- Viewing server properties for the Backup Exec server
- Viewing a list of licensed and installed options for a Backup Exec server
- Viewing system properties for a Backup Exec server
- Managing security certificates
- About Backup Exec Utility services tasks
- About Backup Exec Utility CASO tasks
- About Backup Exec Utility database tasks
- Checking the database consistency
- Aging the database
- Compacting a Backup Exec Database
- Dumping a Backup Exec Database
- Rebuilding Backup Exec Database indices
- Repairing a Backup Exec Database
- Recovering a Backup Exec Database
- Changing database access
- Changing the Backup Exec database location
- Copying a database
- About Backup Exec server group tasks
- About configuring columns
- Index
Set debug log size options
You can set the following options as directed by technical support.
See Setting the size of the debug logs.
Table: Set debug log size options
Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Displays the name of the Backup Exec server for which you want to change debug log sizes. |
| Lets you set log details for BEServer. |
| Determines the options to take when the log file for the Backup Exec Server service reaches its maximum size. The following choices are available:
On selecting the Rename when the maximum size is reached option, when the Backup Exec server log file, Individual file size = Maximum log file size / Split into The number of For example, if you specify the Maximum log file size as 1 MB and the Split into value as 4, the individual file size is 256 KB. Backup Exec server creates a .bak file each time the individual file size reaches 256 KB and names the file as The option Max retention is used with the options Maximum log file size and Retention size. When the Backup Exec server log file reaches the maximum size for a log file, Backup Exec server removes the oldest data in the log file. It determines the amount of data to remove based on the value that is specified in the Retention size field. For example, if you specify the Maximum log file size as 5 MB and Retention size as 2 MB, when the Backup Exec server log file reaches the maximum log file size, 3 MB of the oldest data is deleted, and 2 MB of the latest data is retained. You have 3 MB of log file space for future Backup Exec server information. |
| Specifies the maximum size of the log file in megabytes. The maximum log file size reflects the total size in megabytes for the number of log files that are specified in the option Split into. |
| Displays the amount of data to be retained once the log file reaches the maximum log file size. The retention size must be smaller than the size that is specified in Maximum log file size. |
| Specifies the number of additional log files to be created when the log file size reaches the individual file size. Individual file size = Maximum log file size / Split into |
| Activates the options that let you set the log sizes for the Backup Exec Job Engine and the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows services. |
| Determines the options to take when the log files for the Backup Exec Job Engine and the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows service reach their maximum sizes. The following choices are available:
On selecting the Rename when the maximum size is reached option, when the Backup Exec engine log file, Individual file size = Maximum log file size / Split into The number of For example, if you specify the Maximum log file size as 1 MB and the Split into value as 4, the individual file size is 256 KB. Backup Exec engine creates a .bak file each time the individual file size reaches 256 KB and names the file as The option Max retention is used with the options Maximum log size and Retention size. When the Backup Exec engine log file reaches the maximum size for a log file, Backup Exec removes the oldest data in the log file. It determines the amount of data to remove based on the value that is specified in the Retention size field. For example, if you specify the Maximum log file size as 5 MB and Retention size as 2 MB, when the Backup Exec engine log file reaches the maximum log file size, 3 MB of the oldest data is deleted, and 2 MB of the latest data is retained. You have 3 MB of log file space for future Backup Exec engine information. |
| Specifies the maximum size of the log file in megabytes. |
| Displays the amount of data to be retained once the log file reaches the maximum log file size. The retention size must be smaller than the size that is specified in Maximum log file size. |
| Specifies the number of additional log files to be created when the log file size reaches the individual file size. Individual file size = Maximum log file size / Split into |
Activates the Set Debug Log Location option. | |
Indicates the path to the new log folder location you want to use. You can enter a path to the folder location you want to use, or you can click to navigate to a desired folder location. |