NetWorker: How to automatically render daemon.raw to daemon.log in real time

Summary: The KB details how to enable real-time rendering of the daemon.raw log file into a human readable .log file.

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By default NetWorker logs all information into an .raw (unrendered) log. This log can be rendered using the nsr_render_log command: NetWorker: How to use nsr_render_log to render .raw log files

NetWorker has the following nsr log resources and configuration settings:

[root@networker-mc]:~# nsradmin -p nsrexecd
NetWorker administration program.
Use the "help" command for help, "visual" for full-screen mode.
nsradmin> show name; maximum size MB; maximum versions; runtime rendered log; runtime rollover by size; log path
nsradmin> print type: nsr log
             maximum size MB: 500;
            maximum versions: 5;
        runtime rendered log: /opt/lgtonmc/logs/gstd.log;
    runtime rollover by size: Enabled;
                        name: gstd.raw;
                    log path: /opt/lgtonmc/logs/gstd.raw;

             maximum size MB: 500;
            maximum versions: 5;
        runtime rendered log: /nsr/logs/daemon.log;
    runtime rollover by size: Enabled;
                        name: daemon.raw;
                    log path: /nsr/logs/daemon.raw;

             maximum size MB: 500;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: ;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
                        name: nsrim.raw;
                    log path: /nsr/logs/nsrim.raw;

             maximum size MB: 500;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: ;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
                        name: adhoc-job-YWkeZF;
                    log path: /nsr/tmp/adhoc/adhoc-job-YWkeZF;

             maximum size MB: 500;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: ;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
                        name: adhoc-job-xJqhz8;
                    log path: /nsr/tmp/adhoc/adhoc-job-xJqhz8;
nsradmin>

 

Perform the following on for the "nsr log" resources you want to enable runtime rendering:

Linux:

[root@networker-mc ~]# nsradmin -p nsrexecd
NetWorker administration program.
Use the "help" command for help, "visual" for full-screen mode.
nsradmin> . type: nsr log; name: daemon.raw
Current query set
nsradmin> update runtime rendered log: /nsr/logs/daemon.log
        runtime rendered log: /nsr/logs/daemon.log;
Update? y
updated resource id 15.0.191.109.0.0.0.0.160.9.116.98.10.240.192.221(2)
nsradmin> print
                        type: NSR log;
               administrator: root, 
                              "user=nsrnmc,host=networker-mc.emclab.local", 
                              "user=root,host=networker-mc.emclab.local";
                       owner: NetWorker;
             maximum size MB: 500;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: /nsr/logs/daemon.log;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
    runtime rollover by time: ;
                        name: daemon.raw;
                    log path: /nsr/logs/daemon.raw;
NOTE: The log path shown is expected by default; however another location can be specified. If the /nsr/res/nsrladb folder is renamed at any point, these settings will be reverted to default and runtime logging must be reapplied. The maximum size in MB can also be extended (minimum 500 MB and maximum 4000 MB). The maximum versions (number of copies) can be increased or decreased, and the runtime rollover by size can be Enabled.

Restart services, once services have been restarted the real-time log rendering begins:

systemctl restart networker


Windows:
 

C:\Users\Administrator.EMCLAB>nsradmin -p  nsrexecd
NetWorker administration program.
Use the "help" command for help, "visual" for full-screen mode.
nsradmin> . type: nsr log; name: daemon.raw
Current query set
nsradmin> update runtime rendered log: "C:\\Program Files\\EMC NetWorker\\nsr\\logs\\daemon.log"
        runtime rendered log: \
"C:\\Program Files\\EMC NetWorker\\nsr\\logs\\daemon.log";
Update? y
updated resource id 12.0.188.19.0.0.0.0.234.2.36.96.10.240.192.117(6)
nsradmin> print
                        type: NSR log;
               administrator: Administrators,
"group=Administrators,host=winsrvr2k12.emclab.local";
                       owner: NetWorker;
             maximum size MB: 2;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: \
"C:\\Program Files\\EMC NetWorker\\nsr\\logs\\daemon.log";
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
    runtime rollover by time: ;
                        name: daemon.raw;
                    log path: \
"C:\\Program Files\\EMC NetWorker\\nsr\\logs\\daemon.raw";
NOTE: The log path shown is the default installation path; however another location can be specified. \\ are required for specifying Windows folder paths. If a single \ is used, the log file is not generated. If the ..\nsr\res\nsrladb folder is renamed at any point, these settings will be reverted to default and runtime logging must be reapplied. The maximum size in MB can also be extended (minimum 500 MB and maximum 4000 MB). The maximum versions (number of copies) can be increased or decreased, and the runtime rollover by size can be Enabled.

Restart services, once services have been restarted the real-time log rendering begins:

If the system is a client only:

net stop nsrexecd /y
net start nsrexecd

If the system is a NetWorker server:

net stop nsrexecd /y
net start nsrd

If the system contains a NetWorker Management Console (NMC) server, GST services must be started:

net start gstd

Additional Information

NetWorker: Log Files and Locations

Affected Products

NetWorker

Products

NetWorker
Article Properties
Article Number: 000023670
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 18 Apr 2025
Version:  7
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