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NetBackup™ Web UI Administrator's Guide

Last Published: 2020-07-29

Product(s): NetBackup (8.3.0.1, 8.3)

How to disable or modify NetBackup event notifications in the web UI

You can disable specific types of NetBackup event notifications that appear in the web UI, or modify their severity and priority, by making changes to the eventlog.properties file on the NetBackup master server:

Windows:
install_path\var\global\wmc\h2Stores\notifications\properties
UNIX:
/usr/openv/var/global/wmc/h2Stores/notifications/properties

To disable event notifications

Add a DISABLE entry in the eventlog.properties file in one of the following formats:
DISABLE.NotificationType = true
Or DISABLE.NotificationType.Action = true
Or DISABLE.namespace
See Table: NetBackup event types supported with Notifications for valid NotificationType and Action values.
For example:
- To disable notifications about all storage unit events:
  DISABLE.StorageUnit = true
- To disable only notifications about create storage unit events:
  DISABLE.StorageUnit.CREATE = true
- To disable only notifications about update to storage unit events using a namespace:
  DISABLE.eventlog.vrts.nbu.emm.storageunit.update = true

To modify the priority or severity of event notifications

Add or change an entry in the eventlog.properties file in one of the following formats:
NotificationType.Action.prioirty = value
Or NotificationType.Action.severity = value
Valid priority values are: LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH
Valid severity values are: CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO, DEBUG
For example:
- To set priority and severity for create storage unit events:
```
StorageUnit.CREATE.priority = LOW
StorageUnit.CREATE.severity = INFO
```

Table: NetBackup event types supported with Notifications

Event type and notification type value	Action	Severity	Sample notification message
Policy PolicyEvent	ADD	INFO	The policy event for {Policy_Name} was received. The policy {Policy_Name} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The policy {Policy_Name} was deleted.
Client ClientEvent	ADD	INFO	The client {Client_Name} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The client {Client_Name} was deleted.
	UPDATE	INFO	The client {Client_Name} was updated.
Storage Unit StorageUnit Note: Any change to a basic disk staging schedule (DSSU), such as adding, deleting, or modifying, generates relevant storage unit notifications. With those notifications, some additional policy notifications are also generated with policy name *__DSSU_POLICY_{Storage_Unit_Name}*.	ADD	INFO	The storage unit {Storage_Unit_Name} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The storage unit {Storage_Unit_Name} was deleted.
	UPDATE	INFO	The storage unit {Storage_Unit_Name} was updated.
Storage Unit Group StorageUnitGroup	ADD	INFO	The storage unit group {Storage_Unit_Group_Name} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The storage unit group {Storage_Unit_Group_Name} was deleted.
	UPDATE	INFO	The storage unit group {Storage_Unit_Group_Name} was updated.
Storage Service Event StorageServiceEvent	DELETE	CRITICAL	The storage service {Storage_Service_Name} was deleted.
	UPDATE	INFO	The storage service {Storage_Service_Name} was updated.
Storage life cycle policy state change SlpVersionActInactEvent	UPDATE	INFO	The SLP version {Version} was changed.
cDOT Client cDOTClientEvent	ADD	INFO	{Cluster_Data_ONTAP_Client_Name} was added as a cDOT client.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	{Cluster_Data_ONTAP_Client_Name} was deleted as a cDOT client.
Isilon Client IsilonClientEvent	ADD	INFO	{Isilon_Filer_Client_Name} was added as an Isilon client.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	{Isilon_Filer_Client_Name} was deleted as an Isilon client.
Machine [Master/Media/Cluster] Machine Note: If you add a VMware server, an RHV server, or a Cloud server with valid credentials, then a Machine Create notification is generated. If you try to add a VMware server, an RHV server, or a Cloud server with invalid credentials, then Machine Create and Machine Delete notifications are generated. During an agentless VMware restore, NetBackup requires the credentials for the virtual machine where the files are to be restored. These credentials are stored in the database, in a similar manner as vCenter credentials. Machine-type notifications are generated when these credentials are added, updated, or deleted in the database with UUID as the host value.	ADD	INFO	The host {Host_Name} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The host {Host_Name} was deleted.
Drive DriveChange	ADD	INFO	The drive {Drive_Name} was created for host {Host_Name}.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The drive {Drive_Name} was deleted for host {Host_Name}.
	UPDATE	INFO	The drive {Drive_Name} was updated for host {Host_Name}. Note: A notification message like this one is generated when a drive is updated for a particular host or when a drive state is changed to UP or DOWN.
Library Event - Robot Library	ADD	INFO	The library {Library_Name} was created for host {Host_Name}.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The library {Library_Name} was deleted for host {Host_Name}.
	UPDATE	INFO	The library {Library_Name} was updated for host {Host_Name}.
Media Media	ADD	INFO	The media {Media_ID} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The media {Media_ID} was deleted.
	UPDATE	INFO	The media {Media_ID} was updated.
Media Group MediaGroup	ADD	INFO	The media group {Media_Group_ID} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The media group {Media_Group_ID} was deleted.
	UPDATE	INFO	The media group {Media_Group_ID} was updated.
Media Pool MediaPool	ADD	INFO	The media pool {Media_Pool_ID} was created.
	DELETE	CRITICAL	The media pool {Media_Pool_ID} was deleted.
	UPDATE	INFO	The media pool {Media_Pool_ID} was updated.
Retention Event RetentionEvent	UPDATE	INFO	Retention level has been changed.
VMware Discovery TAGSDISCOVERYEVENT	no actions	INFO	VMware tags cannot be retrieved.
Autodiscovery and Discover Now AutoDiscoveryEvent	no actions	INFO	Note: An appropriate notification is generated when an autodiscovery action or a Discover Now action is performed for VMWare, RHV, Nutanix, or Cloud servers.
	no actions	CRITICAL	Note: An appropriate notification is generated when an autodiscovery action or a Discover Now action fails for VMWare, RHV, Nutanix, or Cloud servers.
KMS Certificate Expiration KMSCredentialStatus	EXPIRY	WARNING	The certificate that is used to communicate with the KMS server {KMS_Server_Name}${server} is about to expire in {days_to_expiration}. If the certificate is not renewed on time, communication with the KMS server fails.
Message Broker Service Status ServiceStatus	RUNNING	INFO	The NetBackup Messaging Broker service is running. NetBackup internal notifications are now enabled.
	STOPPED	INFO	The NetBackup Messaging Broker service is stopped. NetBackup internal notifications are now disabled.