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How To Export Windows Event Logs
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Purpose
A PowerShell script has been created by Veeam Support to simplify the collection of Guest OS diagnostic data (e.g., Veeam logs and Event Logs).
Details regarding this script can be found here: VeeamHUB > BR-Collect-GuestLogs
Solution
Below are the two methods a Veeam Support Engineer may request you gather event logs for them.
If they have specified a specific method, please use the requested method.
Click here to see what logs should be collected for common issues.
Method 1: Export EVTX with Display Information (MetaData)
Note: To ensure that all events in an .evtx file can be read on other machines, the .evtx must be exported with the Display Information. Failure to include the Display Information may delay the investigation of the support case.
- Open Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc).
- Locate the log to be exported in the left-hand column.
- Right-click the name of the log and select Save All Events As…
- Include the log type and the server name in the file name.
For example, Application_HV01 would represent the Application event log from a server named HV01. - From the Save as type sector, select Event Files.
- Include display information.
- Be sure to include the LocaleMetaData folder when packaging logs for upload.
Store each machine's exported EVTX files and the LocaleMetaData folder in a single ZIP or 7z archive and attach them to the support case.
Method 2: Export as CSV
- Open Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc).
- Locate the log to be exported in the left-hand column.
- Right-click the name of the log and select Save All Events As…
- Include the log type and the server name in the file name.
For example, Application_HV01 would represent the Application event log from a server named HV01. - From Save as type selector, select CSV (Comma Separated).
Store each machine's exported CSV files in a single ZIP or 7z archive and attach them to the support case.
Issues Specific Event Logs
For Hyper-V Snapshot (Shadow Copy) Failures
- Export the following event logs from the standalone Hyper-V host or from all cluster nodes:
- Windows Logs > System
- Windows Logs > Application
- Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Hyper-V-VMMS > Admin
- If Application-Aware Image Processing is enabled in the Backup or Replication job settings, test whether the failure occurs when that setting is disabled.
- (Note: This step can be skipped for Hyper-V 2016 or newer, as this section was removed in Server 2016.)
If the problem occurs only when Application-Aware is enabled, export the Hyper-V-Integration log from the Hyper-V host managing the VM, then see Guest Processing Issues below.
- Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Hyper-V-Integration > Admin
- Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > Hyper-V-Integration > Admin
For Guest Processing Issues
- Common examples include failure to truncate Exchange or SQL transaction logs, “VSSControl” error codes, and unexpected behavior occurring with the VM guest OS during backup.
- Export these logs from the affected VM guest OS:
- Windows Logs > System
- Windows Logs > Application
- You will typically also want to collect the Veeam VSS logs from the VM – see KB1789.
For Problems with Backup Infrastructure Servers
- In all scenarios below, export the following from the appropriate server. When in doubt, export from the Veeam Backup server:
- Windows Logs > System
- Windows Logs > Application
- If the error message is:
- "task failed unexpectedly”, export events from the Veeam Backup server.
- referring to backup files on a Windows server, export events from the repository server.
- referring to backup files on a CIFS/SMB share, export events from the gateway server. If no gateway server was assigned in the repository settings, export event logs from the Veeam Backup Server and all proxies.
- Be sure to include SMB Client Event:
Applications and Services Logs > Microsoft > Windows > SMBClient > Connectivity
- Be sure to include SMB Client Event:
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