Monitor jobs in Google Cloud console

This page explains how to view Backup and DR Service jobs in the Google Cloud console.

The jobs feature in the Backup and DR Service lets you view the status ofjobs, and failed backup jobs of resources, such as Compute Engine instances.You can view the total number of jobs run, succeeded, failed, skipped, and runningin a particular period of time. By default, the jobs page displays the jobs of one day,which is the last 24 hours. You can change the frequency to 1 hour, 6 hours,12 hours, or 7 days. You can configure a log-based alert to receive notificationswhen an alert occurs. For instructions, seeConfigure a log-based alert for vaulted backups.

The jobs feature displays the jobs status only for the Compute Engine instances.If you want to view the jobs of other resources such as Google Cloud VMware Engine,file system, or database resources that use backup templates, go to theJobs page inthe management console. For more information, seeMonitor jobs.

Before you begin

View backup and restore jobs

Use the following instructions to view backup and restore jobs.

Console

  1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theJobs page.

    Go to Jobs

  2. From the analysis section, clickJobs.

gcloud

  1. View backup and restore jobs.

      gcloud logging read 'logName=~"bdr_backup_restore_jobs"' --project=PROJECT_ID

    Add the--freshness flagto your command to read jobs that are more than 1 day old.

    Replace the following:

    • PROJECT_ID: the name of the project.

Current backup job failures

The current failures section lets you view the details of unresolved backup jobfailures, specifically for resources whose backups have failed sincetheir last successful backup. This section displays the following information.

  • Error type: the description of the error. For example,PERMISSION_DENIED.
  • Source project name: the name of the project where the protected resourceexists.
  • Current failures: the total number of resources in the source project forwhich the last backup job failed due to a particular error type.
  • Error code: the error code that is associated with the error type.
  • Error message: the error message for the failed job.
  • Resource ID: the list of IDs of the resources for which the last backupjob failed.

To resolve failed backup jobs, seeTroubleshoot backup failure issues.

Backup and restore job details

The backup and restore job details section displays the following information.

  • Job ID: the ID associated with the job.
  • Job category: the type of job, which can be scheduled backup, on-demandbackup, or restore.
  • Job status: the status of the job, which can be successful, failed, skipped, or running.
  • Resource name: the name of the protected resource.
  • Source project name: the name of the project where the source is created.
  • Resource location: the location of the protected resource.
  • Backup plan name: the name of the backup plan associated with the resource.The backup plan namefield remainsNull` for the restore jobs.
  • Backup rule: the name of the backup rule that triggered the backup job.
  • backup vault name: the name of the backup vault wherethe backups are stored.
  • Backup project name: the name of the backup project where yourbackup vault and backup plan are created.
  • Incremental backup size GiB: The amount of incremental backup data copied in GiB.
  • Start time: the start time of the job. The start time is inYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS UTC format.
  • Duration: the duration took to complete the job.
  • Error type: the name of the error type. For example,PERMISSION_DENIED.The error type is displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.
  • Error message: the error message for the failed job. The error messageis displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.
  • Error code: the error code associated for the failed job. The error codeis displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.
  • End time: the end time of the job. The end time is inYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS UTC format.
  • Backup name: for backup jobs, the backup name is a system generatedname for the backup in the form of UUID. For restore jobs, the backup nameis the name of the backup used to perform the restore.
  • Restore project name: the name of the project where the backup isbeing restored.
  • Restore resource name: the name of the resource that gets created afterthe successful restoration.
  • Resource type: the type of resource.
  • Resource ID: the ID of the resource.

View system jobs

Use the following instructions to view system jobs.

Console

  1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theJobs page.

    Go to Jobs

  2. From the analysis section, clickSystem Jobs.

gcloud

  1. View system jobs.

      gcloud logging read 'logName=~LOG_NAME' --project=PROJECT_ID

    Add the--freshness flagto your command to read jobs that are more than 1 day old.

    Replace the following:

    • LOG_NAME: the name of the log, either:

      • bdr_backup_plan_jobs: jobs related to a backup plan
      • bdr_backup_plan_association_jobs: jobs related to backup plan association in the administrator project, in case of cross-project protection.
      • bdr_backup_plan_association_source_jobs: jobs related to backup plan association in the workload project.

    • PROJECT_ID: the name of the project.

Backup plan

The backup and restore job details section displays the following information.

  • Job ID: the ID associated with the job.
  • Job category: the type of job (onlyupdate jobs are shown).
  • Job status: the status of the job, which can be successful, failed, skipped, or running.
  • Resource type: the type of the protected resource.
  • Backup plan name: the name of the backup plan.
  • Previous backup plan revision ID: the previous revision ID of the backup plan.
  • Previous backup plan revision name: the name of the previous revision of the backup plan.
  • New backup plan revision ID: the new revision ID of the backup plan.
  • New backup plan revision name: the name of the new revision of the backup plan.
  • Start time: the start time of the job. The start time is inYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS UTC format.
  • End time: the end time of the job. The end time is inYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS UTC format.
  • Number of workloads affected: the number of workloads affected by the job.
  • Previous backup plan rules: a list of the backup rules in the previous revision of the backup plan.
  • Revised backup plan rules: a list of the backup rules in the new revision of the backup plan.
  • Error code: the error code associated for the failed job. The error codeis displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.
  • Error type: the name of the error type. For example,PERMISSION_DENIED.The error type is displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.
  • Error message: the error message for the failed job. The error messageis displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.

Backup plan association

The backup and restore job details section displays the following information.

  • Job ID: the ID associated with the job.
  • Job category: the type of job, (update).
  • Job status: the status of the job, which can be successful, queued, failed, skipped, or running.
  • Resource name: the name of the protected resource.
  • Resource ID: the ID of the resource.
  • Resource location: the location of the protected resource.
  • Resource type: the type of resource.
  • Backup plan association name: the name of the backup plan association.
  • Name of the previous backup plan: the name of the previous backup plan.
  • Previous backup plan revision ID: the previous revision ID of the backup plan.
  • Previous backup plan revision name: the name of the previous revision of the backup plan.
  • Name of the new backup plan: the name of the new backup plan.
  • New backup plan revision ID: the new revision ID of the backup plan.
  • New backup plan revision name: the name of the new revision of the backup plan.
  • Start time: the start time of the job. The start time is inYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS UTC format.
  • End time: the end time of the job. The end time is inYYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS UTC format.
  • Duration: the duration took to complete the job.
  • Error code: the error code associated for the failed job. The error codeis displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.
  • Error type: the name of the error type. For example,PERMISSION_DENIED.The error type is displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.
  • Error message: the error message for the failed job. The error messageis displayed asNull if no error occurred for the job.

Current system job failures

The current system job failures section lets you view the details of unresolved system jobfailures, specifically for resources whose system events have failed. Thissection displays the following information.

  • Error type: the description of the error. For example,PERMISSION_DENIED.
  • Source project name: the name of the project where the protected resourceexists.
  • Current failures: the total number of system events that have failed pertaining to that job.
  • Error code: the error code that is associated with the error type.
  • Error message: the error message for the failed job.

  • Resource ID:

    • Backup plan association: the list of IDs of the protected resources
    • Backup plan: the name of the backup plan

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Last updated 2026-02-18 UTC.