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NAME

na_backuplog - captures significant events during file system backup/recovery activities.

SYNOPSIS

/etc/log/backup

DESCRIPTION

Filer captures significant dump/restore-related events and the respective times at which they occur. All events are recorded in one-line messages in /etc/log/backup. The following are the events filer monitors:
Start
Dump/restore starts.
Restart
Restart of a dump/restore.
End
Dump/restore completes successfully.
Abort
The operation aborts.
Error
Dump/restore hits an unexpected event.
Options
Logs the options as users specify.
Tape_open
Output device is opened successfully.
Tape_close
Output device is closed successfully.
Phase_change
As dump/restore completes a stage.
Dump specific events:
Snapshot
When the snapshot is created or located.
Base_dump
When a valid base dump entry is located.
Logging events: Start_logging Logging begins.
Stop_logging
Logging ends.
Each event record is in the following format: TYPE TIME_STAMP IDENTIFIER EVENT (EVENT_INFO)
TYPE
Either dmp(dump), rst(restore) or log events.
TIME_STAMP
Shows date and time at which event occurs.
IDENTIFIER
Unique ID for the dump/restore.
EVENT
The event name.
EVENT_INFO
Event specific information.
A typical event record message looks like: dmp Thu Apr 5 18:54:56 PDT 2001 /vol/vol0/home(5) Start (level 0, NDMP) In the particular example:
TYPE
= dmp
TIME_STAMP
= Thu Apr 5 18:54:56 PDT 2001
IDENTIFER
= /vol/vol0/home(5)
EVENT
= Start
EVENT_INFO
= level 0, NDMP
All event messages go to /etc/log/backup. On every Sunday at 00:00, backup is roated to backup.0 and backup.0 is moved to backup.1 and so on. Up to 6 log files(spanning up to 6 weeks) are kept. The registry option backup.log.enable controls the enabling and disabling of the logging with values on and off respectively. The functionality is enabled by default. (See na_options(1) for how to set options.)

FILES

/etc/log/backup
backup log file for current week. /etc/log/backup.[0-5] backup log files for previous weeks

SEE ALSO

na_dump(1), na_restore(1), na_options(1)
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