Avamar: How to Enable Debug in Bare Metal Recovery Wizard

Summary: This article explains how to enable debug mode during a Windows client Bare Metal Restore (BMR) using the Avamar Bare Metal Recovery Wizard.

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Instructions

Enable Debug via the Bare Metal Recovery Wizard

Avtar Debug

  • In Select Server, click Options and type --debug (this enables debug in avtar).

Avamar Bare Metal Recovery Wizard

Avamar Bare Metal Recovery Wizard

Avvss Debug

  • In Summary, click 'Options' and type in --debug (this will enable 'debug' in avvss)

Avamar Bare Metal Recovery Wizard

Avamar Bare Metal Recovery Wizard.png

Enable Debug via Command Line (Alternative)

Open the hidden command‑line window behind the Avamar BMR Wizard and create avtar.cmd and avvss.cmd files in X:\Program Files\avs\var folder.

command‑line window

Avtar Debug

  • Use Notepad to edit avtar.cmd, add the --debug flag, and save the file.

Notepad

Avvss Debug

  • Use Notepad to edit avvss.cmd, add the --debug flag, and save the file.

Notepad

Affected Products

Avamar

Products

Avamar Client for Windows
Article Properties
Article Number: 000197689
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
Version:  8
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