diff --git a/cmd/backup-manager/app/backup/manager.go b/cmd/backup-manager/app/backup/manager.go
index f5d30dcdb89..b0d3b712da0 100644
--- a/cmd/backup-manager/app/backup/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/backup-manager/app/backup/manager.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	errorutils "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -101,6 +102,13 @@ func (bm *Manager) ProcessBackup() error {
 		return errorutils.NewAggregate(errs)
 	}
 
+	crData, err := json.Marshal(backup)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to marshal backup %v to json, err: %v", backup, err)
+	} else {
+		klog.Infof("start to process backup: %s", string(crData))
+	}
+
 	// we treat snapshot backup as restarted if its status is not scheduled when backup pod just start to run
 	// we will clean backup data before run br command
 	if backup.Spec.Mode == v1alpha1.BackupModeSnapshot && (backup.Status.Phase != v1alpha1.BackupScheduled || v1alpha1.IsBackupRestart(backup)) {
@@ -132,6 +140,9 @@ func (bm *Manager) ProcessBackup() error {
 		return bm.performBackup(ctx, backup.DeepCopy(), nil)
 	}
 
+	klog.Infof("start to connect to tidb server (%s:%d) as the .spec.from field is specified",
+		backup.Spec.From.Host, backup.Spec.From.Port)
+
 	// validate and create from db
 	var db *sql.DB
 	db, err = bm.validateAndCreateFromDB(ctx, backup.DeepCopy())
diff --git a/cmd/backup-manager/app/export/manager.go b/cmd/backup-manager/app/export/manager.go
index 6bedab45178..49edfa18683 100644
--- a/cmd/backup-manager/app/export/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/backup-manager/app/export/manager.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	errorutils "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -99,6 +100,13 @@ func (bm *BackupManager) ProcessBackup() error {
 		return errorutils.NewAggregate(errs)
 	}
 
+	crData, err := json.Marshal(backup)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to marshal backup %v to json, err: %v", backup, err)
+	} else {
+		klog.Infof("start to process backup: %s", string(crData))
+	}
+
 	reason, err := bm.setOptions(backup)
 	if err != nil {
 		errs = append(errs, err)
diff --git a/cmd/backup-manager/app/import/manager.go b/cmd/backup-manager/app/import/manager.go
index 36e4db7e37c..cdeb15737a4 100644
--- a/cmd/backup-manager/app/import/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/backup-manager/app/import/manager.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	errorutils "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
@@ -87,6 +88,13 @@ func (rm *RestoreManager) ProcessRestore() error {
 		return errorutils.NewAggregate(errs)
 	}
 
+	crData, err := json.Marshal(restore)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to marshal restore %v to json, err: %s", restore, err)
+	} else {
+		klog.Infof("start to process restore: %s", string(crData))
+	}
+
 	rm.setOptions(restore)
 
 	return rm.performRestore(ctx, restore.DeepCopy())
diff --git a/cmd/backup-manager/app/restore/manager.go b/cmd/backup-manager/app/restore/manager.go
index 5ba497f7bae..da9bf95c620 100644
--- a/cmd/backup-manager/app/restore/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/backup-manager/app/restore/manager.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	errorutils "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -96,12 +97,22 @@ func (rm *Manager) ProcessRestore() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no br config in %s", rm)
 	}
 
+	crData, err := json.Marshal(restore)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("failed to marshal restore %v to json, err: %s", restore, err)
+	} else {
+		klog.Infof("start to process restore: %s", string(crData))
+	}
+
 	if restore.Spec.To == nil {
 		return rm.performRestore(ctx, restore.DeepCopy(), nil)
 	}
 
 	rm.setOptions(restore)
 
+	klog.Infof("start to connect to tidb server (%s:%d) as the .spec.to field is specified",
+		restore.Spec.To.Host, restore.Spec.To.Port)
+
 	var db *sql.DB
 	var dsn string
 	err = wait.PollImmediate(constants.PollInterval, constants.CheckTimeout, func() (done bool, err error) {