User Guide

38 Storage Management Services Administration Guide
Storage Management Services Administration Guide
103-000134-001
August 29, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
Log and Error Files
The files of the backup session are stored in a default directory (such as
SYS:SYSTEM\TSA\LOG). If you prefer, you can create your own directory
for the log and error files as long as it resides on the host server.
The files of the restore session are stored in the directory
(SYS:SYSTEM\TSA\RESTORE). You cannot modify the location for the
files.
The files can be accessed through the SBCON Main Menu or from a Windows
95, 98, 2000 or Windows NT workstation using NWBACK32.
The error file is labeled with the same description that you give the restore
session (such as Friday's Full Backup) and is accessed through the Log/Error
File Administration option of the SBCON Main menu.
HINT: You might want to create individual log directories for the different types of
backup or restore session targets or different organizational units. For example,
you could create one directory for workstation backups and another for server
backups.
SBCON keeps a list of all the log and error files. These lists show
 The description you enter for the session.
 The date and time the session was begun or, in the case of a delayed
backup session, the time the session was scheduled.
 The name of the target the data was backed up from.
Log File
The log file is created on the host server the first time a particular set of data
is backed up. This file contains the following:
 The session date and time and the description you entered.
 The target from which the data was backed up for a backup session.
 The target that was backed up and the location on the server where the
data was restored to during a restore session.
 Media set identification information.
 The area of the file system structure that was backed up or restored
(volume name, directory name, etc.).
 The names of files that were backed up or restored.
 The numerical location of the data on the storage media.