NetWorker: How to Create Customized Log Rollover Rules

The range for the maximum size change is between 10 MB to 4000 MB.

1. Create a new rule for any logs to perform rollover.

[root@nsr logs] # nsradmin -p nsrexecd

NetWorker administration program
Use the "help" command for help, "visual" for full-screen mode.

nsradmin> create type: NSR log; log path: /nsr/logs/rap.log     (change the path for the log as needed)
                        type: NSR log;
                    log path: /nsr/logs/rap.log;
Create? y
created resource id 12.0.48.172.0.0.0.0.110.201.50.103.192.168.9.150(1)

2. Select the log rollover rule that we created.

nsradmin> p type: nsr log; log path: /nsr/logs/rap.log
                        type: NSR log;
               administrator: root, "user=nsrnmc,host=nsr.amer.lan",
                              "user=root,host=nsr.amer.lan";
                       owner: NetWorker;
             maximum size MB: 500;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: ;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
    runtime rollover by time: ;
                        name: rap.log;
                    log path: /nsr/logs/rap.log;

3. Specify the settings that you want to change, for example, maximum log size.

nsradmin> update maximum size MB: 10
             maximum size MB: 10;
Update? y
updated resource id 12.0.8.7.0.0.0.0.254.158.45.103.192.168.9.150(5)

4. List the rule again to confirm the change was made successfully.

nsradmin> p
                        type: NSR log;
               administrator: root, "user=nsrnmc,host=nsr.amer.lan",
                              "user=root,host=nsr.amer.lan";
                       owner: NetWorker;
             maximum size MB: 10;
            maximum versions: 10;
        runtime rendered log: ;
    runtime rollover by size: Disabled;
    runtime rollover by time: ;
                        name: rap.log;
                    log path: /nsr/logs/rap.log;

See related articles:

• How to set the NetWorker log rollover or truncation time
• Changing the NetWorker log maximum size, version, and so forth, from nsrladb with nsradmin (Log in to Dell Support as a registered customer is required to view this article.)