Enable Log Management

Log management is a configurable feature at the client-level. You can enable or disable log management from the OpsRamp portal. You can either enable log management while adding a new client or on an existing client.

To enable log management on a new client:

1. Login to OpsRamp Portal.
2. Go to Setup > Accounts > Clients.
3. From the CLIENT page, click Add. See Create a Client for more information on how to add a new client.
4. From the NEW CLIENT page, under the Log Management section, select Yes to enable log management.

   

   Log management is now enabled for the client.

To enable log management on an existing client:

1. Login to OpsRamp Portal.
2. Go to Setup > Accounts > Clients.
3. From the CLIENTS page, select an existing client for which you want to enable log management.
4. From the CLIENT DETAILS page, click Edit to change the details of an existing client.
5. In the EDIT CLIENT page, under the Log Management section, select Yes to enable log management.

   

6. Click Finish.
   Log management is now enabled for the client.

Once log management is enabled for a client, you can check the status of the log flag under both VM and Kubernetes integration as mentioned below:

Log Status - VM

To check the status of log flag under VM:

1. Go to Downloads > Agent.
2. From the Agent page, select an agent for which you want to view the status of the log’s flag.
3. Click Instructions. From the agent instructions page, check for logs flag as shown below:

   

4. The L True indicates that log management is successfully enabled and all the installed agents will be sending the logs.

Log Status - Kubernetes

To check the status of log flag for Kubernetes integration:

1. Go to Setup > Integration and Apps.
2. From the INSTALLED INTEGRATIONS page, select Kubernetes.
3. Click installed Kubernetes integration and check for logs flag as shown below:

   

4. The L True indicates that log management is successfully enabled and the Kubernetes integration will be sending the logs.