diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/common/exceptions.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/common/exceptions.py
index 710bd31c3..2f006511a 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/common/exceptions.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/common/exceptions.py
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ class SubcloudGroupDefaultNotDeletable(DCManagerException):
 
 
 class SubcloudBackupOperationFailed(DCManagerException):
-    message = _("Failed to run subcloud-backup %(operation)s, check dcmanager logs")
+    message = _("Failed to run subcloud-backup %(operation)s. Please run "
+                "'dcmanager subcloud error' command for details")
 
 
 class ConnectionRefused(DCManagerException):
diff --git a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/manager/subcloud_manager.py b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/manager/subcloud_manager.py
index 3df81a924..e691fbeaf 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/dcmanager/manager/subcloud_manager.py
+++ b/distributedcloud/dcmanager/manager/subcloud_manager.py
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ class SubcloudManager(manager.Manager):
                                                                 failed_subclouds)
 
         if invalid_subclouds or failed_subclouds:
-            return self._build_subcloud_operation_notice(failed_subclouds,
+            return self._build_subcloud_operation_notice(operation,
+                                                         failed_subclouds,
                                                          invalid_subclouds)
         return
 
@@ -933,17 +934,19 @@ class SubcloudManager(manager.Manager):
         return subcloud, success
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _build_subcloud_operation_notice(failed_subclouds, invalid_subclouds):
+    def _build_subcloud_operation_notice(operation, failed_subclouds, invalid_subclouds):
         invalid_subcloud_names = [subcloud.name for subcloud in invalid_subclouds]
         failed_subcloud_names = [subcloud.name for subcloud in failed_subclouds]
 
-        notice = "Subcloud backup operation completed with warnings:\n"
+        notice = "Subcloud backup %s operation completed with warnings:\n" % operation
         if invalid_subclouds:
             notice += ("The following subclouds were skipped for local backup "
-                       "operation: %s." % ' ,'.join(invalid_subcloud_names))
+                       "%s operation: %s."
+                       % (operation, ' ,'.join(invalid_subcloud_names)))
         if failed_subclouds:
             notice += ("The following subclouds failed during backup "
-                       "operation: %s." % ' ,'.join(failed_subcloud_names))
+                       "%s operation: %s."
+                       % (operation, ' ,'.join(failed_subcloud_names)))
         return notice
 
     def _create_subcloud_inventory_file(self, subcloud, data_install=None):
@@ -1089,6 +1092,15 @@ class SubcloudManager(manager.Manager):
         except PlaybookExecutionFailed:
             LOG.error("Failed to delete backup for subcloud %s, check individual "
                       "log at %s for detailed output." % (subcloud.name, log_file))
+
+            msg = utils.find_ansible_error_msg(
+                subcloud.name, log_file, consts.BACKUP_STATE_FAILED)
+            LOG.error(msg)
+
+            db_api.subcloud_update(
+                context, subcloud.id,
+                error_description=msg[0:consts.ERROR_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH])
+
             return False
 
     def _run_subcloud_backup_restore_playbook(
diff --git a/distributedcloud/tox.ini b/distributedcloud/tox.ini
index 026c9e6fe..4ad81f754 100644
--- a/distributedcloud/tox.ini
+++ b/distributedcloud/tox.ini
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ setenv =
 deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
 
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
     rm
     find
     reno
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
     rm -rf doc/build
     sphinx-build -a -E -W -d doc/build/doctrees -b html doc/source doc/build/html
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 basepython = python3
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
     rm -rf releasenotes/build
     sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:newnote]
 basepython = python3
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
   rm -rf api-ref/build
   sphinx-build -W -b html -d api-ref/build/doctrees api-ref/source api-ref/build/html
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:debug]
 basepython = python3
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ basepython = python3
 # bashate ignore:
 #  E006 - accept long lines
 #  E040 - false positive on |& syntax (new in bash 4)
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
 commands =
   bash -c "find {toxinidir}        \
             \( -name .tox -prune \)         \
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index b191ced6b..9f6c173e6 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/test-requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        keyring
 
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
     rm
     find
     reno
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ description = Dummy environment to allow pylint to be run in subdir tox
 
 [testenv:linters]
 basepython = python3
-whitelist_externals = bash
+allowlist_externals = bash
 commands =
   bash -c "find {toxinidir}        \
             \( -name .tox -prune \)         \
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
     rm -rf doc/build
     sphinx-build -a -E -W -d doc/build/doctrees -b html doc/source doc/build/html
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:releasenotes]
 basepython = python3
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/doc/requirements.txt
 commands =
     rm -rf releasenotes/build
     sphinx-build -a -E -W -d releasenotes/build/doctrees -b html releasenotes/source releasenotes/build/html
-whitelist_externals =
+allowlist_externals =
     rm
     reno
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ deps =
 commands =
   rm -rf api-ref/build
   sphinx-build -W -b html -d api-ref/build/doctrees api-ref/source api-ref/build/html
-whitelist_externals = rm
+allowlist_externals = rm
 
 [testenv:bandit]
 basepython = python3