Checking system error log files for device errors

If the problem is an error created by reading or writing data from a device, many systems and devices record information in a system error log.

If a device or volume that is being used by IBM Storage Protect is reporting some sort of error to the system error log, it is likely a device issue. The error messages recorded in the system error log might provide enough information to resolve the problem.

The following are some examples of system error logs:
  • errpt for AIX®
  • Event Log for Windows