Explanation for Default Job Log Options in Backup Exec for Windows Servers
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Problem
Explanation for Default Job Log Options in Backup Exec for Windows Servers
Solution
Job log options are used to specify the amount of detail to be included in the job log. i.e: The size of the job log increases proportionally to the level of detail configured for the job log. If a considerable number of files are backed up, the level of detail should be reduced in the job log.
Solution :
1. To view /
modify this option , click inside Backup Exec and go to Tools | Options | Job
logs
For Backup
Exec Version 10.x refer figure 1 :
Figure 1
For Backup Exec Version 11 X and 12.x refer figure 2 :
Figure 2
2. Select the appropriate options as follows:
Information to include in log :
- Summary information only :
Select this
option to include the:
- Job name
- Job type
- Job log name
- Media server name
- Storage device
- Starting date and time
- Errors encountered
- Ending date and time
- Completion statistics
This option
also includes the name of files that were skipped, the media set name, the
backup type and results of the verify operation if one was
performed.
- Summary information and directories processed:
Select
this option to include summary information and a list of all processed
subdirectories.
- Summary information, directories, and files processed :
Select this
option to include Summary information, processed subdirectories, and a list of
all the filenames that were processed.
- Summary information, directories, files and file details :
Select this
option to include Summary information, processed subdirectories, a list of all
the filenames and their attributes.
Selecting this option increases
the job log sizes significantly.
- Prefix for the job log file name
Enter a prefix to
prepend to the job logs that are processed. The default prefix is
BEX.
The job log file name consists
of Prefix_ServerName_Count, where Prefix is the label that is entered in this
field, ServerName is the name of the media server that ran the job, and
Count is the number of job logs that this job has produced.
- E-mail job log attachments (10.x , 11.x and 12.x versions)
Attach
job logs as html :
Click this to attach the job
logs in an html format when an email notification is sent.
Attach job logs as text
:
Click this to attach the job
logs in a text format when an email notification is sent.
- Job log Path : (11.x and 12.x versions)
This option shows you
the path where the job log files are saved. This path cannot be
edited.
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