Introduction to messages

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Messages, error codes, and return codes are issued by the IBM Storage Protect server and clients.

Messages and codes can appear on the server console, the administrative client, an operator terminal, the administrative graphical user interface, the backup-archive client, or the hierarchical storage managment client (HSM client).

IBM Storage Protect provides an activity log to help the administrator track server activity and monitor the system. The activity log contains messages generated by the server, and is stored in the database. The server automatically deletes messages from the activity log after they have passed the specified retention period. Any messages sent to the server console are stored in the activity log. Examples of the types of messages stored in the activity log include:

  • When client sessions start or end
  • When migration starts or ends
  • When backed up files are expired from server storage
  • Any output generated from background processes

Some messages have no explanations and are not published. The client can send statistics to the server providing information about a backup or restore. These statistics are informational messages that can be enabled or disabled to the various event logging receivers. These messages are not published.