Log Reader Agent
The Log Reader Agent dialog box displays detailed information on the Log Reader Agent, including status, history, informational messages, and any error messages.
Options
Select which Log Reader Agent sessions to view from the View menu, and then select a specific session in the grid labeled Sessions of the Log Reader Agent. Detailed information on this session is displayed in the grid labeled Actions in the selected session. If the selected session ended in an error, the text area labeled Error details or message of the selected session is also displayed.
View
Select which Log Reader Agent sessions to view. The Log Reader Agent typically runs continuously, therefore there might be only one session to view.Status
The status of the Log Reader Agent. The following list shows the possible status values:Error
Retrying failed commands
Not running
Running
Start Time
The start time of the session.End Time
The end time of the session. If the agent has not stopped, this field is empty.Duration
The amount of time the Log Reader Agent has run in this session. The time represents elapsed time if the agent is currently running and the total time of the session if the agent session has ended.Error Message
If a session ended in an error, this field displays the last error message logged by the Log Reader Agent. If a session did not end in an error, this field is blank.Action Message
All informational messages and error messages that the Log Reader Agent has logged during the selected session.Action Time
The time at which the action described in the Action Message column was performed.Error details or message of the selected session
Displayed only if the selected session displays a value of Error in the Status column. This text area displays detailed error information and the command that was attempted at the time of the error. It also includes links to additional content related to the error.