Default job log options

You can configure default options for job logs that specify the amount of detail you want to include in the completed job log.

See Configuring default job log options.

Table: Default job log options

Item

Description

Summary information only

Includes the following information in the job log:

  • Job name

  • Job type

  • Job log name

  • Media server name

  • Storage device

  • Starting date and time

  • Errors encountered

  • Ending date and time

  • Completion statistics

This option also includes the name of files that were skipped, the name of the media set, the backup type and results of the verify operation if one was performed.

Summary information and directories processed

Includes summary information and a list of all processed subdirectories in the job log.

Summary information, directories, and files processed

Includes summary information, processed subdirectories, and a list of all the file names that were processed in the job log.

Summary information, directories, files and file details

Includes Summary information, processed subdirectories, a list of all the file names and their attributes in the job log.

This option increases the job log sizes significantly.

Prefix for the job log file name

Indicates a prefix to add to the job logs that are processed. The default prefix is BEX.

The job log file name consists of Prefix_ServerName_Count, where Prefix is the label that you enter in this field, ServerName is the name of the media server that ran the job, and Count is the number of job logs that this job has produced.

Attach job logs as html

Attaches the job logs in an HTML format when an email notification is sent.

Attach job logs as text

Attaches the job logs in a text format when an email notification is sent.

Job log path

Shows the current location of the job log. To change the path you can use BE Utility.

Default job log options