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Avamar: How to Collect Client and Event Viewer Logs Using the Log Collector for Windows

"Avamar Log collector for Windows client" is a PowerShell script. This script can be use on windows client machine to collect Avamar and Event Viewer Logs from this machine as well from remote machines.

Updated: August 13, 2026 ID: 000218550

Dell Servers, Storage, Networking Products: Minimum, Recommended, and Latest Code Versions

This document highlights minimum, recommended, and latest code versions for Dell Technologies Enterprise and Data Center Infrastructure products. Dell carefully evaluates and monitors code deployment data to ensure that product releases meet our stringent expectations to provide our customers with reliable products and solutions.

Updated: August 10, 2026 ID: 000205512

Avamar: Understanding the "Data Protected" Value in the Avamar Administrator

This article discusses the "Data Protected" values in the Avamar Administrator.

Updated: August 14, 2026 ID: 000041185

Avamar: VM Image Backup Functionality-Settings for MCS "proxy_selection_algorithm" Parameter

This article explains the different parameters available for the MCS proxy selection algorithm for VM Image backups.

Updated: August 14, 2026 ID: 000019203

Avamar VM Image Backup Fails with Error Message:"NBD_ERR_NETWORK_CONNECT"

Virtual machine (VM) backup fails with error message: "Failed to open 'vpxa-nfcssl://[<Datastore_Name>] <VM_Name>/<VM_Name>.vmdk@<esx_name>:902' with flags 0x1e NBD_ERR_NETWORK_CONNECT (2338)"

Updated: August 14, 2026 ID: 000064048

Avamar: File Level Recovery Fails when Restoring a Path with More than 165 Characters

Avamar File Level Recovery (FLR) fails when trying to restore a path with more than 165 characters with error “avvmwfile Error <0000>: File name too long”

Updated: August 14, 2026 ID: 000063637

Avamar: How to Check Avamar DB2 Plugin Archivelog Configuration

This article explains how to verify the Avamar DB2 plugin archivelog configuration to ensure that DB2 databases are correctly set up for archive log backups.

Updated: August 14, 2026 ID: 000023656

Avamar: How to Use Goav Client Bare Metal Recovery Menu

This article explains how to use the 'goav client bmr' command set.

Updated: August 13, 2026 ID: 000223619

Avamar: ADME UI is blank showing empty contents due to '/' space utilization

Avamar Data Migration Enabler (ADME) is blank and not being populated due to root slash '/' 100%.

Updated: August 13, 2026 ID: 000036706

Avamar: PDM Completes Recommendation but does Not Show Hosts or Deployed Proxies

The recommendation process finishes, yet the ESXi hosts and already‑deployed Avamar proxies are absent from the view. This is caused by a software defect in the topology manager WAR file.

Updated: August 13, 2026 ID: 000202374

Avamar: How to perform secure deletion operation for client data in Avamar

This document describes what is secure deletion and how to perform secure deletion operation for any client data. (The process is also in the Tech Addendum)

Updated: August 13, 2026 ID: 000156372

Avamar: Administrator Fails to Launch with "Failed to create sub-process" Error

This article addresses the "Failed to create subprocess" error that occurs when opening the Avamar Administrator user interface on a Windows machine.

Updated: August 12, 2026 ID: 000169735

Avamar: Upgrade to 19.1.0-38 fails “ERROR: undefined method `include?' for nil:NilClass”

Avamar: Upgrade workflow to 19.1.0-38 failing with error: “ERROR: ERROR: undefined method `include?' for nil:NilClass” and Client-Server Communication Drop Down Blank

Updated: August 12, 2026 ID: 000059134

Avamar: The "Metadata Utilization" value rises but never falls.

Updated: August 11, 2026 ID: 000165674

Avamar: How to gather the information to troubleshoot capacity issues

This article describes what information is needed when troubleshooting Avamar capacity issues, and how to collect it.

Updated: August 11, 2026 ID: 000040862

Avamar: The backup scheduler does not start if the capacity "health check limit" is reached

The Avamar backup scheduler cannot be started once the grid has reached the capacity "health check limit".

Updated: August 11, 2026 ID: 000038467

Avamar: How to disable a mismatched Administrator version when accessing the Java UI

Avamar: How to disable a mismatched Avamar Administrator Java UI version accessing the Avamar Grid.

Updated: August 11, 2026 ID: 000014167

Avamar: How to gather logs and info to investigate Administrator console (MCGUI) issues

How to gather logs and information to investigate Avamar Administrator console (MC UI) issues

Updated: August 11, 2026 ID: 000038388

Remote Proactive Services Average Activity Lengths and Lead Times

This article provides estimates on scheduling lead time when booking Remote Proactive Services (RPS) upgrades.

Updated: August 10, 2026 ID: 000021599

Avamar: How to reset OS admin password for AVE deployed on Azure

How to reset the OS admin password for AVE deployed on Azure.

Updated: August 10, 2026 ID: 000057041

Avamar: SQL Cluster registration fails when the cluster has two seperate IPs, one for production network and one for backup network

Cluster registration fails when the cluster has two separate IPs, one for production network and one for backup network.

Updated: August 10, 2026 ID: 000046175

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Avamar: How to Collect Client and Event Viewer Logs Using the Log Collector for Windows

Dell Servers, Storage, Networking Products: Minimum, Recommended, and Latest Code Versions

Avamar: Understanding the "Data Protected" Value in the Avamar Administrator

Avamar: VM Image Backup Functionality-Settings for MCS "proxy_selection_algorithm" Parameter

Avamar VM Image Backup Fails with Error Message:"NBD_ERR_NETWORK_CONNECT"

Avamar: File Level Recovery Fails when Restoring a Path with More than 165 Characters

Avamar: How to Check Avamar DB2 Plugin Archivelog Configuration

Avamar: How to Use Goav Client Bare Metal Recovery Menu

Avamar: ADME UI is blank showing empty contents due to '/' space utilization

Avamar: PDM Completes Recommendation but does Not Show Hosts or Deployed Proxies

Avamar: How to perform secure deletion operation for client data in Avamar

Avamar: Administrator Fails to Launch with "Failed to create sub-process" Error

Avamar: Upgrade to 19.1.0-38 fails “ERROR: undefined method `include?' for nil:NilClass”

Avamar: The "Metadata Utilization" value rises but never falls.

Avamar: How to gather the information to troubleshoot capacity issues

Avamar: The backup scheduler does not start if the capacity "health check limit" is reached

Avamar: How to disable a mismatched Administrator version when accessing the Java UI

Avamar: How to gather logs and info to investigate Administrator console (MCGUI) issues

Remote Proactive Services Average Activity Lengths and Lead Times

Avamar: How to reset OS admin password for AVE deployed on Azure

Avamar: SQL Cluster registration fails when the cluster has two seperate IPs, one for production network and one for backup network

Avamar: Communications Module A Has Detected a Degraded Port Link Speed Below 1 Gb/sec

Avamar: Removal of the MCUser account

Avamar: How to Regenerate Certificates

Avamar: The Avinstaller Rejects an avp if the Node Type Is Set to Accelerator

Avamar: Administrator Console Shows Incorrect Time for the Mexico Time Zone

Avamar: ADMe Supplemental Material

Avamar: Checkpoint failed with result "MSG_ERR_BADTIMESYNC."

Avamar: How to Configure Email Notifications for Backup Failures

Avamar: Windows VSS backup failing with error "avvss Error <17883> no storage space volume

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Avamar: How to Collect Client and Event Viewer Logs Using the Log Collector for Windows

Dell Servers, Storage, Networking Products: Minimum, Recommended, and Latest Code Versions

Avamar: Understanding the "Data Protected" Value in the Avamar Administrator

Avamar: VM Image Backup Functionality-Settings for MCS "proxy_selection_algorithm" Parameter

Avamar VM Image Backup Fails with Error Message:"NBD_ERR_NETWORK_CONNECT"

Avamar: File Level Recovery Fails when Restoring a Path with More than 165 Characters

Avamar: How to Check Avamar DB2 Plugin Archivelog Configuration

Avamar: How to Use Goav Client Bare Metal Recovery Menu

Avamar: ADME UI is blank showing empty contents due to '/' space utilization

Avamar: PDM Completes Recommendation but does Not Show Hosts or Deployed Proxies

Avamar: How to perform secure deletion operation for client data in Avamar

Avamar: Administrator Fails to Launch with "Failed to create sub-process" Error

Avamar: Upgrade to 19.1.0-38 fails “ERROR: undefined method `include?' for nil:NilClass”

Avamar: The "Metadata Utilization" value rises but never falls.

Avamar: How to gather the information to troubleshoot capacity issues

Avamar: The backup scheduler does not start if the capacity "health check limit" is reached

Avamar: How to disable a mismatched Administrator version when accessing the Java UI

Avamar: How to gather logs and info to investigate Administrator console (MCGUI) issues

Remote Proactive Services Average Activity Lengths and Lead Times

Avamar: How to reset OS admin password for AVE deployed on Azure

Avamar: SQL Cluster registration fails when the cluster has two seperate IPs, one for production network and one for backup network

Avamar: Communications Module A Has Detected a Degraded Port Link Speed Below 1 Gb/sec

Avamar: Removal of the MCUser account

Avamar: How to Regenerate Certificates

Avamar: The Avinstaller Rejects an avp if the Node Type Is Set to Accelerator

Avamar: Administrator Console Shows Incorrect Time for the Mexico Time Zone

Avamar: ADMe Supplemental Material

Avamar: Checkpoint failed with result "MSG_ERR_BADTIMESYNC."

Avamar: How to Configure Email Notifications for Backup Failures

Avamar: Windows VSS backup failing with error "avvss Error <17883> no storage space volume