NetWorker: How To Determine Server Load Using nsrwatch

Summary: Determine NetWorker server load using nsrwatch when NetWorker Management Console (NMC) Graphical User Interface (UI) or NetWorker User Interface (NWUI) UI are not available.

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Instructions

Determining Load on a NetWorker Server

To determine the load on a NetWorker server using nsrwatch, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to the NetWorker server and launch nsrwatch from an Administrator Command prompt or a Terminal session.
Launch nsrwatch
  1. Clear the existing window panes by pressing the keys in the following order; a, m, s, d, and o.
Press a, then m, then s, then d, and lastly o
  1. Press the b key to launch the Job Stats window in nsrwatch.
Press b to launch Job Stats
  1. Copy and paste the individual lines for the following:
  • Queued jobs
  • Started jobs
  • Active jobs
  • Session active jobs
 
Important Note: Do not send a screenshot or try to copy and paste the whole window.
 
  1. To get back to the cleared screen, type b.
Type b to get back to the cleared screen
  1. To get the default settings displayed, type o, then d, s, m, and a
Type o, then d, then s, then m, and lastly a
  1. To quit out of nsrwatch, type q.
Type q to quit

For help, type h and use the down arrow to scroll down through the help screen. Type q to quit out of the help screen.

Here is an example of the Job Stats window which is tapped.
nsrwatch Job Status window  

Additional Information

NetWorker: How to Troubleshoot Service Response Issues in NetWorker using the nsrwatch utility

Affected Products

NetWorker
Article Properties
Article Number: 000355575
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2025
Version:  2
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