About dump files


What are bdump,udump,dpdump,adump and cdump in oracle?


Below is the description of all. Have a look!
 
BDUMP:
 
SQL> show parameter BACKGROUND_DUMP_DEST
 
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ADMIN\<SID>\BDUMP
 
This shows the bdump directory you were referring to in your question. This is a directory where debugging trace files for the background processes (LGWR, DBWn, and so on) are written. 
 
UDUMP:
 
SQL> show parameter USER_DUMP_DEST
 
C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.2.0\ADMIN\<SID>\UDUMP
 
This specifies the pathname for a directory where debugging trace files will be written on behalf of a user process.
 
DPDUMP:
 
The dpdump directory has files created by the data pump export/import utility.
 
ADUMP:
 
The adump directory is the area where auditing trace files are stored.
 
CDUMP:
 
CDUMP is specifying the core dump directory where all OS error logs (core dump files) will be placed.


Source: http://vishwanath-dbahelp.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-are-bdumpudumpdpdumpadump-and.html

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