Monitoring Netbackup Disk Activity - Symantec NetBackup Manual

Monitoring NetBackup disk activity

The NetBackup Disk Pool
status report.
NetBackup Administration
Console Storage Server
window
The NetBackupLicenseKeys
dialog box.
The NetBackup OpsCenter also provides information about storage capacity and
usage.
See the NetBackup OpsCenter Administrator's Guide.
You can monitor NetBackup disk-related activity and status by viewing the
NetBackup log files.
Some NetBackup commands or processes write messages to their own log files.
Other processes use Veritas unified log (VxUL) files. VxUL uses a standardized
name and file format for log files. An originator ID (OID) identifies the process
that writes the log messages.
Table 5-2 shows the NetBackup logs for disk-related activity.
The messages that begin with a
storage vendor software plug-in. Most interaction occurs on the NetBackup media
servers.
See Viewing disk reports"
The storage server view displays real-time values.
To display the window, select Media and Device
Management > Credentials > Storage Servers.
The summary of active capacity-based license features in
the NetBackup License Keys dialog box. The summary
displays the storage capacity for which you are licensed and
the capacity used. It does not display the amount of physical
storage space.
To open the dialog box, select Help > License Keys in the
NetBackup Administration Console.
prefix relate to the interaction with the
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