A log server is used to collect management node logs or the platform operation logs. You can add a log server to the cloud and use the collected logs for operation trace or troubleshooting. This makes your O&M more efficient.

On the main menu of ZStack Cube Ultimate, choose Settings > System Setting > Log Server. On the Log Server page, click Add Log Server. Then, the Add Log Server page is displayed.

Add a Management Node Log Server

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:

• Name: Enter a name for the log server. The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), parenthesis (), colons (:), and plus signs (+) and cannot begin or end with spaces.
• Description: Optional. Enter a description for the log server.
• Log Type: Select Management Node Log.
• Output: Select the output type. This scenario supports one type: Syslog.
• Address: Enter the server address. You can enter an IP address, domain name, or URL pattern.
• Port: Enter a port to provide services.
• Protocol: Select the data transfer protocol.
• Log Facility: Select a value that is consistent with the log identifier you configure in the file, rsylog.conf, of the log server. Then, the Cloud can send logs correctly to this server. Valid values: LOCAL0~LOCAL7.
• Log Severity Level: Select a log severity level. Only logs of this level or higher levels will be received by the log server. Supports the following 7 options (lowest to highest): ALL, TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL.
  Note:

  • For example, if you select the severity level as WARN, the log server can receive logs of the WARN level and higher levels (ERROR and FATAL).
  • If you select the severity level as ALL, the log server receives logs of all levels.

Add a Cloud Operation Log Server

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:

• Name: Enter a name for the log server. The name must be 1 to 128 characters in length and can contain Chinese characters, letters, digits, spaces, hyphens (-), underscores (_), periods (.), parenthesis (), colons (:), and plus signs (+) and cannot begin or end with spaces.
• Description: Optional. Enter a description for the log server.
• Log Type: Select Cloud Operation Log.
• Output: Select the output type..
  • If you select Syslog, set the following parameters:
    • Address: Enter the server address. You can enter an IP address, domain name, or URL pattern.
    • Port: Enter a port to provide services.
    • Protocol: Select the data transfer protocol.
  • If you select Elasticsearch, set the following parameters:
    • Address: Enter the server address. You can enter an IP address, domain name, or URL pattern.
    • Port: Enter a port to provide services.
    • Index: Specify an index on the log server for receiving and storing logs from the Cloud.
      Note: The Index must be created on the log server in advance.
    • TLS: Select whether to enable TLS (Transport Layer Security).
    • User Name: Optional. Enter the user name for identity authentication.
    • Password: Optional. Enter the password corresponding to the user name.
  • If you select Forward, set the following parameters:
    • Address: Enter the server address. You can enter an IP address, domain name, or URL pattern.
    • Port: Enter a port to provide services.
  • If you select Kafka, set the following parameters:
    • Address: Enter the server address. You can enter an IP address, domain name, or URL pattern.
    • Port: Enter a port to provide services.
    • Topics: Specify a Topics on the log server for receiving and storing logs from the Cloud.
  • If you select Loki, set the following parameters:
    • Address: Enter the server address. You can enter an IP address, domain name, or URL pattern.
    • Port: Enter a port to provide services.
    • Labels Job: Add job labels to logs to indicate that these logs are from this Cloud. You can use this label to quickly filter Cloud logs on the log server.
    • TLS: Select whether to enable TLS (Transport Layer Security).
    • User Name: Optional. Enter the user name for identity authentication.
    • Password: Optional. Enter the password corresponding to the user name.