Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V log activity options

The FRLog.config options control the content and format of logging information for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console and file restore operations.

The following options log information for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console and file restore tasks in the fr_gui.log file:
MAX_LOG_FILES=number
Specify the maximum number of fr_gui.log files to retain. The default value is 8.
MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE=number
Specify the maximum size of the fr_gui.log file in KBs. The default value is 8192 KB.
The following options log information for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console and file restore services in the fr_api.log file. These services are internal API services that are related to Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console and file restore activity:
API_MAX_LOG_FILES=number
Specify the maximum number of fr_api.log files to retain. The default value is 8.
API_MAX_LOG_FILE_SIZE=number
Specify the maximum size of the fr_api.log file in KBs. The default value is 8192 KB.
API_LOG_FILE_NAME=API_log_file_name
Specify the name of the API log file. The default value is fr_api.log.
API_LOG_FILE_LOCATION=API_log_file_name
Specify the location of the API log file. The location must be specified with a forward slash (/). The default location is install_directory/IBM/StorageProtect/webserver/usr/servers/veProfile/logs.
FR.API.LOG=ON | OFF
Specify whether to enable logging for Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V Management Console and file restore services.
  • To enable logging, specify ON. The default value is ON.
  • To disable logging, specify OFF.