Linux tape server log settings

[Nick_kok]

Hello everyone!

We have an RHEL 8.8 tape server and the tape logs are ballooning in size, is there somewhere I can set the maximum file size for

/var/log/VeeamBackup/VeeamTapeProxySvc.log

[Mildur]

Hi Nikolaos

Please check out this KB.
https://www.veeam.com/kb1825

Let me know if chapter <Log Files Stored on Linux Component Servers>/<Service Log Controls> has the information you are looking for.

Best,
Fabian

[Nick_kok]

Hello Fabian and thanks for the reply

I edited /opt/veeam/transport/VeeamTransportConfig and changed the log path by modifying BaseLogDirectory, I restarted all veeam services and the following three files were created in the new path

VeeamEnvironmentSvc.log
VeeamImmutableRepoSvc.log
VeeamTransportSvc.log

The log file in question "VeeamTapeProxySvc.log" is sill located in /var/log

I then tried to edit /opt/veeam/tapeproxy/VeeamTapeProxyConfig which only had two lines, ServicePort and BackupServer, I added BaseLogDirectory and restarted veeamtapeproxy.service, which had no effect.

Please advise how I can change the location of VeeamTapeProxySvc.log

[Nick_kok]

Hello, any news regarding the above?

[Mildur]

Hi Nikolaos

KB articles are managed by our support team.
Please open a case with our customer support if a provided KB article is not working as expected. Don't forget to share with me the case number.

Best,
Fabian

[Nick_kok]

Please find case Number # 07124395

[Nick_kok]

Hello everyone,

Just as an FYI, what I ended up doing was

1) stopped all veeam services
2) created a softlink for the folder /var/log/VeeamBackup pointing to my backup repository
3) started all veeam services


Editing /opt/veeam/tapeproxy/VeeamTapeProxyConfig and adding BaseLogDirectory= did not have any effect, as the file VeeamTapeProxySvc.log was still created in /var/log/VeeamBackup

Maybe the VeeamTapeProxySvc.log is a hardcoded setting somewhere...

All the other logs were successfully moved my editing the respective config files