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This document provides an overview of Cloud VPN maintenance
events and how you can identify them using log messages.
In the Google Cloud console, the following messages might appear: Starting VPN
Task maintenance or VPN task maintenance Completed. These messages
indicate that a Cloud VPN maintenance event occurred during a specific time
period.
View Cloud VPN maintenance events
You can view maintenance event logs by using the Google Cloud console.
Console
In the Google Cloud console, go to the Logs Explorer page.
Starting VPN Task maintenance: this message indicates
the beginning of the maintenance process for a specific VPN task.
VPN task maintenance Completed: this message confirms that
the maintenance for the VPN task has successfully finished.
These maintenance activities are designed to be non-disruptive, so that users
have continuous service—no packet loss, service
interruptions, or downtime during these events.
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