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Log locations
All unified logs are written to the /usr/openv/logs
directory (UNIX) and the install_path\NetBackup\logs
folder (Windows). Unlike legacy logging, you do not
need to create logging subdirectories. Log files for
originator IDs are written to a subdirectory with the
name specified in the log configuration file.
Changing log file locations
The unified logging files can consume a lot of disk
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 Unified Logging file name format

Unified logging uses a standardized naming format for log files, as

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productID-originatorID-hostID-date-rotation.log
The following shows the meaning of each of the variables in the log file
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product ID - Identifies the product.
The NetBackup product ID is 51216.
originatorID - Identifies the log writing entity, such as a process,
service, script, or other software.
hostID - Identifies the host that created the log file.
Unless the file was moved, this ID is the host where the log resides.
date - Shows when the log was written, in YYMMDD format.
rotation - A numbered instance of a log file for a given originator.
This numbering is used for log file rotation.
EXAMPLE
 Vxlogview Command
Use this command to view the logs that unified logging creates. These logs
are stored in subdirectories in /usr/openv/logs on UNIX or install_path\logs on
Windows.

Unlike the files that are written in legacy logging, you cannot view unified
logging files with a text editor. The unified logging files are in binary format,
and some of the information is contained in an associated resource file. Only
the vxlogview command can assemble and display the log information
correctly.

You can use vxlogview to view NetBackup log files as well as PBX log files.

To view PBX logs using the vxlogview command, do the following:

Ensure that you are an authorized user. For UNIX and Linux, you must have
root privileges. For Windows, you must have Administrator privileges.
Specify the PBX product ID by entering -p 50936 as a parameter on the
vxlogview command line.
Log View Examples Part I
Log View Examples Part I