Log Types: OracleVCNFlowLog

Log Types: OracleVCNFlowLog

OracleVCNFlowLog Fields and their definitions:

Field Name

Definition

Field Name

Definition

DATE

The date the log entry was generated.

TIME

The time the log entry was generated.

SYSTEM

The IP address of the system collecting or processing the log entry.

TABLE

The table name. i.e. OracleVCNFlowLogs

COLLECTIONDATETIME

The timestamp that indicates when the logging system collected the log entry.

DATAACTION

Action taken on the network traffic (e.g., ACCEPT or REJECT).

DATADESTINATIONADDRESS

Destination IP address for the traffic flow.

DATADESTINATIONPORT

The destination port number used in the connection.

DATAENDTIME

The timestamp when the observed traffic flow ended.

DATAFLOWID

Unique identifier for a specific traffic flow.

DATAPACKETS

Number of packets involved in the traffic flow.

DATAPROTOCOLNAME

Name of the protocol used (e.g., TCP, UDP).

DATASOURCEADDRESS

Source IP address for the traffic flow.

DATASOURCEPORT

Source port number used in the connection.

DATASTARTTIME

The timestamp when the observed traffic flow began.

DATASTATUS

Status of the flow log entry (e.g., OK, ERROR).

DATETIME

General timestamp representing the time of the flow event. Often matches DATASTARTTIME.

ID

Another identifier for the flow log entry; often matches DATAFLOWID.

ORACLECOMPARTMENTID

OCID (Oracle Cloud Identifier) of the compartment that owns the resource generating the traffic.

ORACLEINGESTEDTIME

Timestamp when Oracle Logging ingested the flow log data.

ORACLELOGGROUP

OCID of the Oracle Log Group that contains this log entry.

ORACLELOGID

OCID of the specific log stream where the log was recorded.

ORACLETENANTID

OCID of the Oracle tenancy (root identity domain) associated with this log.

ORACLEVCNOCID

OCID of the Virtual Cloud Network (VCN) involved in the flow.

ORACLEVNICCOMPARTMENTOCID

OCID of the compartment that contains the VNIC (Virtual Network Interface Card).

ORACLEVNICOCID

OCID of the VNIC where the flow traffic was observed.

ORACLEVNICSUBNETOCID

OCID of the subnet associated with the VNIC.

SNAREDATAMAP

Collection of optional fields collected from OracleVCNFlowLogs

SNAREORIGINALEVENT

JSON structure of the original event record as received, including field names and values.

SPECVERSION

Version of the CloudEvents specification used for formatting the event (1.0 in most cases).

TYPE

The event type name that identifies the nature of the event (com.oraclecloud.vcn.flowlogs.DataEvent).

The contents of VCN Flow Logs are described in detail in the official Oracle Documentation. Please refer to this as the authoritative source.