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NetWorker: How to Debug Recover Job Failures from NMC

Summary: Debugging recover job failures from NetWorker Management Console (NMC)

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Instructions

The following procedure details how to enable debugging during a recovery action of a traditional client from the NMC

  1. In the Recover window, right-click the recover configuration and select Recover Again.
  2. Click the Back button until you reach the Select the Recover Options window.
  3. Select Advanced Options.
  4. Increase the value in the Debug level attribute to enable debugging. The higher the value, the more the debug output that appears in the recover log file.Enabling Debug Level 
NOTE: Change the level of debug output generated in the recovery logs. The default value of 0 represents normal recovery output. The highest Debug Level can be set to up to Level 9.
  1. Click Next until you reach the Perform the Recover window.
  2. In the Recover name field, provide a new name for the recovery configuration.
  3. Click Run Recover.
  4. Monitor the status of the recovery job in the option in the Recover window.
  5. When the recover completes, review the recover log file.
  • Linux: /nsr/logs/recover
  • Windows (Default): C:\Program Files\EMC NetWorker\nsr\logs\recover

Additional Information

NetWorker: Log Files and Locations

Affected Products

NetWorker

Products

NetWorker
Article Properties
Article Number: 000019360
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2025
Version:  4
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