Avamar: How to Use GoAV Client Windows Avamar Logs Collector Menu

This feature is supported in GoAV version 1.95 and later.

1. Download and install the GoAVtool from Avamar: GoAV Product Tool for Management and Troubleshooting    
2. Once GoAV is placed on Avamar, go to the directory and make the tool executable.

chmod a+x goav

3. The goav client winlogs get-logs command collects a log bundle (tar.gz file) containing Avamar, and Event Viewer Logs from a Windows Client registered with Avamar Server:

• Avamar logs - Avamar client logs from Avamar Client installation path (Avamar var folder), excluding cache files (*.dat) and some folders like avfscache and update.
• Event Viewer Logs - Event Viewer Logs from the client (in .csv format):

• • Application Logs
  • System Logs
  • Virtual Machine Management Service (VMMS) Logs (for Hyper-V Servers)

Client winlogs get-logs command:

Usage:
  goav client winlogs get-logs [flags]

Aliases:
  get-logs, get

Flags:
      --domain string     Domain Name (default "/")
      --fields strings    Fields to display (default [name,domainFqdn,id,enabled,activated,clientType,overtimeOption])
      --filter strings    Filter the result using key,value pair, --filter KEY=VALUE, for example --filter domain=/clients
  -h, --help              help for get-logs
      --name string       Client Name (Partial names are allowed)
      --no-mft            Do not prompt to upload log bundles to Dell MFT site.
      --no-warn           Do not display warning messages and prompts.
      --password string   Password for Dell MFT.
      --recursive         Recursive
      --site string       Domain for Dell MFT.
      --username string   Username for Dell MFT.

Global Flags:
  -d, --debug                debug output
  -f, --force                Ignore Configuration
  -n, --noheader             Do not display header
  -s, --validate-signature   Validate GoAV digital Signature

Usage examples:
The log collection-script warning and Manage File Transfer (MFT) prompt appear when gathering log bundles from /clients/client-1.mydomain.com and saving to /home/admin/goavlogs/ on the Avamar Server. This warning also appears when uploading it to Dell MFT. 

./goav client winlogs get-logs --domain /clients --name client-1.mydomain.com

Collect a log bundle from /clients/client-1.mydomain.com and save it to /home/admin/goavlogs/ on Avamar Server (no script and MFT prompts are displayed):

./goav client winlogs get-logs --domain /clients --name client-1.mydomain.com --no-warn --no-mft