Accessing Log Files

By default, the log files for CDP on a Linux system are located in:

By default, the log files for CDP on a Windows system are located in:
* {{C:\Program Files\R1Soft CDP Server Standard Edition\log}}
* {{C:\Program Files\R1Soft CDP Server Enterprise Edition\log}}
* {{C:\Program Files\R1Soft CDP Server Advanced Edition\log}}

{info:title=Nore}In spite of the fact that CDP 4.0 operates in different languages, CDP Server internals are hard coded to English. Server log messages are in English as well (some agent OS messages will continue to be sent to the CDP in the Agent server locale)
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h5. cdp.log

This log file contains messages from tasks performed by the backup agent. This includes the creation of snapshots and their manipulation. If you are having issues with the backup agent, you should look at this file first.

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h5. server.log

This log file contains messages from the CDP Server. This log file gives detailed information on backup and restore tasks. If there are any warnings or errors during any tasks, they will be reported to this file. If you need more information on any task that was run by the CDP Server, this is the place to look.

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h5. monitor.log

This log file contains messages from the web GUI and startup/shutdown tasks. This file contains almost all of the server.log. It also includes the startup and shutdown messages along with any web GUI errors. If you have an issue starting up the CDP Server, this is the place to look.

To limit Agent log file count, add the "LogFileMaxFiles" option to the Agent configuration.

1. Open the "agent_config" file located in the {{/conf}} directory.

2. Add the "LogFileMaxFiles" option with the necessary value, for example "10":
{code}LogFileMaxFiles=10{code}
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If the "LogFileMaxFiles" option is set to zero, the Agent rotates log files to the highest unused numeric extension.

If it is set to a number, the Agent rotates files from numeric extensions (0 - (n - 2)). When it reaches (n - 2), it starts back at 0 overwriting the existing files.


3. Then save the configuration file.
{excerpt:hidden=true}The description of CDP Log files.{excerpt}