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Accessing the event log files

You can access the event log files for tape backup and restore operations in the /etc/log/ directory by using the rdfile command at the nodeshell. You can view these event log files to monitor tape backup and restore operations.

With additional configurations, such as an access-control role with access to the spi web service or a user account set up with the http access method, you can also use a web browser to access these log files.
  1. To access the nodeshell, enter the following command: node run -node node_name
    node_name is the name of the node.
  2. To access the event log files for tape backup and restore operations, enter the following command: rdfile /etc/log/backup
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