Bug 1513032

Summary: [Docs][RFE][Metrics] Document which log files are collected and how to use the information
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager Reporter: Emma Heftman <eheftman>
Component: DocumentationAssignee: Emma Heftman <eheftman>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: rhev-docs <rhev-docs>
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Version: 4.2.0CC: apinnick, lsurette, srevivo
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Last Closed: 2018-09-13 05:13:57 UTC Type: Bug
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Description Emma Heftman 2017-11-14 15:50:08 UTC
Two log files are collected by fluent
engine.log from the Manager

vdsm.log from the hosts
Debugging engine-host issues in a single view.
Exploring VMs and tasks bottlenecks on the hosts.

Comment 1 Emma Heftman 2017-11-14 15:52:36 UTC
(In reply to Emma Heftman from comment #0)
> Two log files are collected by fluent
> engine.log from the Manager

By collecting engine.log user will be able to analyze the engine.log's contents e.g. user logins, VM creations and deletions. Need to reference current engine.log documentation. It is meant to include all system-wide activities. The logs are collected by fluentd. 
 
> vdsm.log from the hosts
> Debugging engine-host issues in a single view.
> Exploring VMs and tasks bottlenecks on the hosts.

Comment 2 Lucy Bopf 2018-05-24 04:04:01 UTC
Accepting into 4.2.4 (z1) program and assigning to Emma for review.

Comment 3 Emma Heftman 2018-09-13 05:13:57 UTC
The updated information is available in the Customer Portal:
https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_virtualization/4.2/html-single/metrics_store_user_guide/#chap-Logs