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Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Backup-Archive Clients Installation and User's Guide

Errorlogretention

The errorlogretention option specifies how many days to maintain error log entries before pruning, and whether to save the pruned entries. The error log is pruned when the first error is written to the log after a Tivoli Storage Manager session is started. If the only session you run is the client scheduler, and you run it twenty-four hours a day, the error log might not be pruned according to your expectations. Stop the session and start it again to prune the error log when the next error is written.

Supported Clients

This option is valid for all Windows clients.

Options File

Place this option in the client options file dsm.opt.

Syntax

                      .-N----.  .-D-.
>>-ERRORLOGRetention--+------+--+---+--------------------------><
                      '-days-'  '-S-'
 
 

Parameters

N  or  days
Specifies how long to wait before pruning the error log.

N
Do not prune the error log. This permits the error log to grow indefinitely. This is the default.

days
The number of days to keep log file entries before pruning the log. The range of values is zero through 9999.

D  or  S
Specifies whether to save the pruned entries. Enter a space or comma to separate this parameter from the previous one.

D
Discard the error log entries when you prune the log. This is the default.

S
Save the error log entries when you prune the log.

The pruned entries are copied from the error log to the dsmerlog.pru file located in the same directory as the error log.

Examples

Options file:
errorlogretention 400 S

Command line:
-errorlogr=400,S

This option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactive mode.


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