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Alternate Path to the Tape Engine Log

You can change the default tape log path if, for example, you want to move the log to a volume with more space. You can create an alternate location for the file by configuring a registry setting in the Windows NT registry. Create a String Value called “LogPath” under the following key:

X86 Platforms:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCServe Backup\Base\TapeEngine\DEBUG

X64 Platforms:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\ComputerAssociates\CA ARCServe Backup\Base\TapeEngine\DEBUG

Set the value to the local drive path you want to use as the new log file location (for example, D:\temp\log). After the log path is established, you can enable it by either restarting the Tape Engine or changing one of the logging options described earlier. To change the tape log path back to the default, you can remove the “LogPath” value and restart the Tape Engine.

Note: Alternate paths can only be local drives as mapped drives are not supported for redirecting the log.