Debug log options and debug log size options for Agent for Windows computers

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
You can set the debug log options that you want for Agent for Windows computers.
See Setting debug logging and the debug log sizes for Agent for Windows computers.

Table: Edit Debug Log Size Configuration for Agent for Windows options

Item Description
Agent for Windows Displays the name of the computer that is running the Agent for Windows.
Enable debug log Lets you enable debug logging on the computer running the Agent for Windows.
NDMP Option debug level Sets the level of Agent for Windows debugging details that are logged.
Technical support determines the level to use.
Log NDMP errors only Provides both general information and the errors that are generated.
Log flow messages Provides additional information about the activity that occurs and the NDMP errors that are generated.
Verbose Logging Provides the additional information that you do not get with either of the Log NDMP errors only or Log flow messages options.
Log file append Appends engine and Agent for Windows NDMP log information to the existing engine and Agent for Windows NDMP log file.
Enable maximum log size Lets you set the maximum size of the log file in megabytes.
If you select Rename when the maximum size is reached , the maximum log file size reflects the size in megabytes of all the log files that are created when you select the option Split into .
Log size limit mode Determines the options you can take when the log file for the Backup Exec remote service reaches its maximum size.
The following options are available:
- Rename when the maximum size is reached
- Max retention
On selecting the Rename when the maximum size is reached option, when the Backup Exec remote log file, -beremote00.txt , reaches the individual file size, Backup Exec remote renames the log file to -beremote00.bak . Backup Exec remote appends the new log details to -beremote00.txt .
Individual file size = Maximum log file size / Split into
The number of -beremote00.bak files that Backup Exec remote creates depends on the value that is specified in the Split into field.
For example, if you specify the Maximum log file size as 1 MB and the Split into value as 4, the individual file size is 256 KB. Backup Exec creates a .bak file each time the individual file size reaches 256 KB and names the file as -beremote00.bak4 . When the individual file size again reaches 256 KB, the earlier log file is renamed to -beremote00.bak3 and the new log file is named -beremote00.bak1 .
The option Max retention is used with the options Maximum log size and Retention size . When the Backup Exec remote log file reaches the maximum size for a log file, Backup Exec removes the oldest data in the log file. It determines the amount to remove based on the value that is specified in the Retention size field.
For example, if you specify the Maximum log file size as 5 MB and Retention size as 2 MB, when the Backup Exec remote log file reaches the maximum log file size, 3 MB of the oldest data is deleted, and 2 MB of the latest data is retained. You have 3 MB of log file space for future Backup Exec server information.
Maximum log file size Specifies the maximum size of the log file in megabytes.
Retention size Displays the amount of data to be retained once the log file reaches the maximum log file size.
The retention size must be smaller than the size that is specified in Maximum log file size .
Split into Specifies the number of additional log files to be created when
the log file size reaches the individual file size.
Individual file size = Maximum log file size / Split into
Set log file location Lets you set a new folder location in which to store the debug log files.
New log location Indicates the path to the new log folder location you want to use.
You can enter a path to the folder location you want to use, or you can click Browse to navigate to a desired folder location.