cl-operational-logs.md

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years 2024	2024-10-28		cloud-logs

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Monitoring operational logs

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You can send infrastructure and application logs to an {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}} instance by using the {{site.data.keyword.agent}} or by using the REST API. You can also configure a Linux {{site.data.keyword.agent}} on a Linux server to collect and route (r)Syslog data to an {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}} instance. {: shortdesc}

By deploying the {{site.data.keyword.agent}}

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The {{site.data.keyword.agent}} is based on the Fluent Bit open-source agent which is used to collect and process log data. You can deploy the {{site.data.keyword.agent}} in supported environments and manage data from various sources and formats. For more information, see About the {{site.data.keyword.agent}}.

The following diagram shows the high level view of sources where you can deploy the {{site.data.keyword.agent}} to send logs directly to an {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}} instance:

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For more information, see:

• Deploying the {{site.data.keyword.agent}} for Red Hat OpenShift clusters using a Helm chart.
• Deploying the {{site.data.keyword.agent}} for Kubernetes clusters using a Helm chart.
• Deploying the Linux {{site.data.keyword.agent}}.

By using the Ingestion REST API

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You can send logs to an {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}} instance by using the ingestion API. For more information, see Sending logs by using the REST API.

Using a Linux {{site.data.keyword.agent}} on a Linux server to collect and route rsyslog data

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You can configure a Linux {{site.data.keyword.agent}} on a Linux server to collect and route (r)Syslog data to an {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}} instance.

• {{site.data.keyword.logs_full_notm}} does not support a syslog endpoint.
• For more information, see Configuring the {{site.data.keyword.agent}} for (r)Syslog logs.

The following diagram shows the high level view of a source, such as PowerVS, where you can configure rsyslog to send logs to a Linux server:

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