Enabling logs

Last published : Jun 12, 2026
InfoScale introduced a VCS_ENABLE_PUBSEC_LOG variable to enable the pubsec logs. This variable controls all the logs in C:\Program Files\Veritas\Cluster Server folder generated by the VCS processes. The default value is disabled. If it is enabled, the VCS process writes logs with additional information which is timestamped in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.mmm+UTC format, followed by the hostname in FQDN format, and then followed by the log statement. In addition to this, it also logs any read-only command executed by the HAD process.
You can enable or disable EO specific logging by executing following command in command prompt / Powershell.
To enable EO based logging for VCS, set:
VCS_ENABLE_PUBSEC_LOG to 1
To disable EO based logging for VCS, set:
VCS_ENABLE_PUBSEC_LOG to 0
You can also enable EO based logging using the following steps.
To enable cluster server logs, follow these steps:
  1. Press Windows + R to start run command prompt.
  2. Type sysdm.cpl and pressEnter.
  3. Go to Advanced tab.
  4. Click the Environment Variables button.
  5. In System Variables section, clickNew button.
  6. Enter variable name as **VCS_ENABLE_PUBSEC_LOG and enter value as1.**1. Click OK.
  7. Restart the following services by executing the following commands in command prompt/Powershell to see the updated logging as per EO standards.
    • Stop VCS engine service:
hastop -local -force
  • Start VCS engine service:
hastart
  • Stop VCS command server:
net stop cmdserver
  • Start VCS command server:
net start cmdserver
  • Stop VCS auth server:
net stop vcsauthserver
  • Start VCS auth server:
net start vcsauthserver
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