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What the dump and restore event log message format is

For each dump and restore event, a message is written to the backup log file.

The format of the dump and restore event log message is as follows:

type timestamp identifier event (event_info)

The following list describes the fields in the event log message format:

  • Each log message begins with one of the type indicators described in the following table:
    TypeDescription
    logLogging event
    dmpDump event
    rstRestore event
  • timestamp shows the date and time of the event.
  • The identifier field for a dump event includes the dump path and the unique ID for the dump. The identifier field for a restore event uses only the restore destination path name as a unique identifier. Logging-related event messages do not include an identifier field.
  • What logging events are
    The event field of a message that begins with a log specifies the beginning of a logging or the end of a logging.
  • What dump events are
    The event field for a dump event contains an event type followed by event-specific information within parentheses.
  • What restore events are
    The event field for a restore event contains an event type followed by event-specific information in parentheses.