We usually symlink /var/log/backup/backup_tape_latest on our backup server to its latest backup execution log. If such a backup system uses tape drives underneath, they might require regular tape drive cleaning procedure, showing up in execution logs as:
TapeAlert[21]: Clean Periodic:The tape drive needs to be cleaned at next opportunity.
To be aware of such a situation, let's monitor it via logwatch.
FTR: non-existing log files don't seem to cause any problems with checkmk's logwatch, so until we have a better way to add custom snippets for specific systems, let's add it to our default template.
We usually symlink
/var/log/backup/backup_tape_lateston our backup server to its latest backup execution log. If such a backup system uses tape drives underneath, they might require regular tape drive cleaning procedure, showing up in execution logs as:To be aware of such a situation, let's monitor it via logwatch.
FTR: non-existing log files don't seem to cause any problems with checkmk's logwatch, so until we have a better way to add custom snippets for specific systems, let's add it to our default template.